Dangerous Mars

Elsewhere, the Mars Exploration Bureau under the Ministry of Aerospace held a special symposium on the newly discovered Heat-Eating Fungus.

Many researchers involved in the studies, scholars of cosmic ecology, and some scholars specializing in social development attended the symposium.

As the person in charge of Mars Probe 33, Wang Anquan introduced the discovery of the Heat-Eating Fungus and the related research to everyone.

After listening, everyone's expressions turned somewhat grave.

Clearly, the Heat-Eating Fungus discovered on the Martian surface had made everyone realize one thing: the Martian ecosystem was far more dangerous than previously assessed.

The Mars Fungus discovered earlier, along with the recently discovered Heat-Eating Fungus, were both extremely dangerous microorganisms.

The Mars Fungus posed a tremendous threat to carbon-based life, while the Heat-Eating Fungus was lethally dangerous to high-heat equipment such as power plants and nuclear batteries.

"Setting aside the research value of the Heat-Eating Fungus's derivatives for now, let's discuss its threat level!" said a newly inducted academician chairing the symposium, his expression grave.

Ren Jinglue, the person in charge of the manned Mars landing project, also wore a deeply troubled expression. "The Heat-Eating Fungus is indeed a very serious threat to establishing a base on the Martian surface."

After all, the Heat-Eating Fungus was extremely sensitive to thermal energy. Its basic nature was that of an organism that pursued heat.

And if the Federation wanted to establish a permanent base on the Martian surface, it would have to use nuclear batteries, or even build nuclear power plants.

This created an inherent conflict between the two.

After all, the Heat-Eating Fungus favored high-temperature environments, while nuclear batteries and power plants had to dissipate heat. That was also an unavoidable limitation of current power-generation technology.

The highest thermal efficiency of current power-generation technology was only 78.63%. More