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第1章我们是在距地球180万千米的地方发现那颗小行星的,它的直径约有10千米,呈不规则的椭圆形。它缓缓地转动着,表面的许多小切面反射着阳光,像是一眨一眨的眼睛。飞船上的计算机显示,它的轨道与地球相交,再过18天,这块太空巨石就要降落在墨西哥湾附近了。地球的监视系统应该在一年前就注意到它了,但我们没有听到过任何这方面的消息。我们同地球联系,在应有的5秒钟延时后,耳机中仍是一片寂静。我们又试了多次,没有收到任何回答,仿佛整个人类世界都休克了,而就在10分钟前我们还与地球通过话。
Chapter 1 We discovered the asteroid about 1.8 million kilometers from Earth, about 10 kilometers in diameter, in an irregular oval shape. It turns slowly, and many small sections of the surface reflect the sun, like an blink of an eye. The spacecraft’s computer shows that its orbit intersects the Earth, and in 18 days, the space rock will land near the Gulf of Mexico. The Earth’s surveillance system should have noticed it a year ago, but we have not heard of any such news. We are in touch with Earth, and after a proper 5 second delay, the headset is still silent. We tried again and again and did not receive any reply, as if the entire human world was shocked, and just 10 minutes before we spoke to Earth.