After a tense half-hour wait, the aerial reconnaissance results came in.
The helicopter over the island did not find anything unusual, only a cave deemed likely to be the nest of an unknown creature.
The aerial reconnaissance returned without success, meaning Chen Xin and his team must land on the island.
Subsequent support also arrived with the help of transport helicopters deployed by the air force, setting up a temporary camp not far from Junshan Island.
In the temporary command post inside the camp, Chen Xin was analyzing photos taken from the air by the helicopter with others.
Due to the island also being hit by meteorites, the entire Junshan Island now appears more like the surface of the Moon, with one large crater surrounded by several smaller ones, still indicating traces of meteor impacts despite being covered in snow.
