Chapter 25, The Shrouded World Summary

After the ignition of Lucifer, scientists study Europa while trying to keep within the limitation of not landing on it. Nobody knows the exact limit, so as the scientists creep closer, the action is termed a game of Europan Roulette. The scientists do detect an odd straight, wall-like structure on the surface and decide that it must be a monolith. Dr. Anderson next wants to launch his probe into Mount Zeus, with which Captain Smith agrees. The probe fails immediately upon impact.

Chapter 25, The Shrouded World Analysis

It is known that life of some type exists on Europa. It is also known that a gigantic monolith is on its surface. What is not known is how Mount Zeus suddenly appeared or of what it is made. Captain Smith knows that a probe might be taken as a...