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tells us, was his famous dying request that they release
his body in space, to roam the void in death as in life.
Johnson's prophecy that Jupiter would be habitable
was fulfilled when Carew landed there. Beneath the up-
per poisonous levels of the atmosphere they found a
clear, breathable atmosphere, and a world warmed by
inner radioactive heat. They were amazed by the vast
continents and endless seas. They marveled at the limit-
less fern-jungles, dotted with ruins of a vanished civi-
lization, and the colossal and terrible Fire Sea. And
they met the Jovians and made a friendly contact with
them.
Carew went back to Earth from Jupiter, to lead his
famous expedition to Saturn and the farther planets the
following year. For some time, in the excitement of the
exploration of those outer worlds, Earthmen heard little
of Jupiter.
SITE FOR EARTH COLONY
But explorers had visited Jupiter in 1990, 1994 and
1997. They had fixed a site for a possible Earth colony
in the continent which Carew named South Equatoria,
for it was here that deposits of valuable uranium, radi-
um, iridium, platinum and other ores had been located.
A concession for a huge area was obtained from the
Jovians by a fair treaty. In 2005 the First Jovian Expe-
dition sailed from Earth, under command of Robert
Caswell whose name is immortalized by the Caswell
Strait between North and South Equatoria.
The expedition stopped at Mars for replenishing of
supplies, and then sailed for Jupiter. Three ships were
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meteor-struck during passage through the asteroidal
zone, but there were no other casualties during the long
trip.
Landing was made on the southwest coast of South
Equatoria, on June 12, 2005 (Earth calendar). A monu-
ment of simple design, bearing that historic date and no
other legend, now rises from the shore near Jovopolis
to celebrate the event.
The first step in establishment of the Earth colony
was erection of smelters which rapidly poured out a
stream of metalloy from the rich Jovian ores nearby.
Metalloy sheets were rapidly built into the structures of
a city, and that city, called Jovopolis by Robert
Caswell, grew quickly from a straggling village, to a
considerable community.
PROGRESS IN TRADE
Contact with the Jovians was maintained on a
friendly basis. Authorities were careful not to offend