Hope took a deep breath, lowered his head to check both his and Hansent's safety harnesses, then reached out and pressed a button on the holographic projection.
Landing sequence initiated. Decelerating... Estimated contact with the upper atmosphere in ten minutes.
A bright red countdown appeared on the holographic projection directly in front of them.
Neither Hope nor Hansent paid much attention to the various sensor readings flickering across the holographic projection.
Barring any unforeseen emergencies, One was more than capable of guiding [Poseidon] through this landing operation.
Besides, as a key project of the Academy of Sciences, [Poseidon] had also been allocated considerable resources by Zero.
So both men turned their eyes toward the viewport ahead.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to observe an ice giant up close!
As [Poseidon] gradually slowed, the ice giant's gravity drew the Exploration Ship closer and closer.
An overwhelming expanse of blue filled the narrow viewport, flooding both pilots' vision with a suffocating sense of immensity!
Compared to the giant planet, the tiny mineral prospecting ship was no more than an insignificant speck of dust.
Under gravity's pull, that speck of dust plunged "without hesitation" into the ice giant.
Blue. An endless expanse of blue.
Without any points of reference, Hope and Hansent could not even tell how they were moving. Only the constantly changing numbers on the holographic projection reminded them that they were descending rapidly.
A faint layer of white "mist" gradually appeared outside the viewport.
The "mist" was so thin that it was almost invisible unless they looked closely.
Hope glanced at the holographic projection.
0.01 standard atmospheres.
"We've entered the ice giant's atmosphere," Hope quietly reminded his teammate.
Hansent said nothing, merely gazing out through the viewport.
Just like Hansent, every researcher in the Command Center