atmosphere
being alien and hostile.
Didn't I say they'd
die?. Some could survive.
... but would grow wild.
Because the beastly fight for survival would
take toll of thousands of their generations. .
Until their bodies could
adjust to the local conditions.
What culture to speak of! Just
the survival of the fittest.
And a savage would appear
amidst the pangolins? Exactly.
Without waiting for
the local ape to evolve.
The future master of the planet
would appear and start growing.
Again? Sounds like a warning.
We are near the red spot now.
Is the canon in working order? It is.
All that is so weird.
A buried city and that ruby...
...and this voice.
Who could have flown in here?
Inhabitants from some
other planetary system?
The Martians, perhaps?
On Mars one has to fight
for every drop of water.
While the ocean engulfs the land here.
Perhaps they tried to move here,
but with little success? Became wild?
And now that they've taken root, they're reattempting
to climb up to the summit of civilization?
Perhaps, Martians
visited the Earth also?
What if we contemporary people....
We can go.
I'll find her all the same!
It's too dark for this
time of day. It should be.
Why? There's a cloud of dust above us.
A cloud of dust?!
An eruption? Yes.
The red spot.
I was right, here's a city
lit with lights for you!
The timing is a bit
long. On the contrary.
We can take fresh lava
samples, ashes and gases
Is your spectroscope all right? It is.
We'd rather find some elevated
place, father from here.
Let's get going. Hurry
up! Sorry to leave.
What a splendid view!
Mister Shcherba! Yes?
The lava is surrounding us.
Did you record the spectrum? Yes.
And at the crater? No.
Couldn't do it? I was short of time.
John! Yes, sir?
Carry us across the lava
stream. Climb up, quick!
Audibility is getting better.
Who's that he's sensed there?
Keep quiet. Here's our radio bearing.
As you require, I
measure the distance....
...it's two miles.
But these must be our
people! Most likely, they are.
And you didn't believe me.
You machine is truly great! Yes?
It is. At last you have admitted it.
My feet are heated up to 5OO degrees.
Moving further with the load...
...is hazardous for my mechanisms.
What does it mean? We have to switch
off his self protection program.
Where is it? Open the door.
The fifth panel. see the wire? Do you?!
But I have no idea where it is.
Let me do it. How should I do it?
I can't see it from here.
I have to free myself from...
... the load, gentlemen.
Damn idiot!
He's dumping them into the lava. Hurry!
Get out.
Are you okay, Kern? Hallo, Kern!
So which people are of more use
made of steel or of flesh and bones?
Looks like both are useful.
That's better. Maybe.
Let's go.
How's the radio?
Where's she now?. Crossing the zenith.
There's no radio.
What sort of stocktaking is that?
They didn't have time to
give a name while I was there.
Poorly calculated,
mathematician. Daughters?
Sons. A complete crew.
Do you really believe that the
Earth was visited in the past?
There are no evident traces though.
Those numerous, so called,
mysteries of history.
I consider the traces. And
they are common knowledge.
What about a stone age rock
painting in Sakhara? Quite right.
This drawing shows a man
wearing a space suite!
What about those ancient rust
resisting columns in India?
The way they treated the iron of the
columns is yet unparalleled on Earth..
And the mystery of the Atlantis?
And the extraordinary knowledge
of the ancient astronomers?
And what not, you name it.
These facts prove nothing.
One can look for the traces in
the legends. Like, for instance...
... Gods descending from the heavens.
It's too much! Why not?
How will a local savage picture you?
As a saint, with a halo around your
head. His story will be as follows:
"a boat descended from the heavens and
God, clad in fur skins, stepped out of it...
Here's the text of a local