China plans to explore the Moon

'In April 2007, China's first Moon Moon satellite will fly into the air, starting the Chinese Moon's exploration work.' This source has been validated by Academician Jiang Jingshan - deputy general designer of China's Moon Exploration Project.

The moon has been " dead " more than 3.1 billion years ago

According to Academician Khuong, since the emergence of human species, the curiosity to know more about this planet closest to Earth is constantly arising, including the story of " Hang Nga flying to the moon " - a Chinese legend still circulates today.

In fact, the moon is 400,000 kilometers away from the earth and only modern science can turn the dream of " flying to the moon " into reality.

Mr. Jiang said, the Moon is really different from human imagination. The moon was "dead " 3.1 billion years ago. The electricity movement inside the Moon has completely stopped. The moon is actually just a cold ' giant stone '. In a nutshell, the Moon's " geological clock " was no longer active 3.1 billion years ago.

Why do people want to go to the moon?

Diagram to launch China's moon exploration satellite.
(Photo: shm.com.cn)

Even though the Moon planet is known to be just a giant block of rock, why do people still spend so much wealth and effort to explore it? Academician Jiang explained, the first reason is because on the surface of the Moon there is an abundance of solar energy that humans can use. A Moon ' day and night ' is equivalent to a month on Earth, so the Moon will receive sunlight for 15 days in a row, and so the Moon obviously possesses solar energy. cornucopia.

On the other hand, Moon land contains a lot of Heli-3, a very pure and stable nuclear reactive energy. It is known that all scientists in the world now believe that only fusion energy can bring people out of the danger of energy shortages. Fusion is an endless source of energy and can be called the " second sun " of mankind. The best fusion energy source is the Helium-3 isotope. There is no such isotope on Earth but on the Moon, Heli-3 is numerous.

According to preliminary calculations, the amount of Helium-3 that the Moon owns is about 1-5 million tons. Academician Jiang also offers another surprising data: only about 100 tons of Heli-3 is able to provide enough energy for the whole world within a year. So, with the abundant amount of Helium-3, the Moon can solve the problem of energy shortages for Earth for more than 10 thousand years. In addition, on the Moon contains many other minerals such as Uranium, Titanium, Potassium, . very useful to exploit and use.

At the same time, with a high and extremely pure vacuum, humans can use the Moon as a military base, scientific research or a comprehensive monitoring station, etc. The moon can also make 'stations'. feeder ' - an ideal stop for people before flying to Mars or other planets farther away.

Again, the ratio of investment and efficiency of the space industry is 1: 5, it can be said that the Moon mining has the potential to promote other science and technology sectors to develop and bring many other benefits. Therefore, the meaning of Moon exploration is very important. The moon has become the first target people choose when exploring space.

Chinese moon exploration plan

As deputy general designer of China's Moon Exploration Project, Jiang Jiangshan said China will take three steps to explore the Moon, including:

1. 2004 - 2007: Launching exploration satellite around the Moon.

2. 2007 - 2012: landed on the Moon and robots and explorers to inspect the Moon.

3. 2012 - 2017: landed on the Moon and reclaimed the Moon exploration vehicle.

Academician Jiang said, it is expected that by 2020 - 2025, China will be able to carry people to the Moon. At the same time, the European Space Agency (ESA) was on the Moon.

What is China's exploration of the Moon after all?

Academician Khuong introduced, the task of this plan to explore the moon of China this time was mainly to paint the 'portrait' of the moon, using the most advanced techniques to produce a 3-dimensional tissue image. simulating the Moon, helping people to understand the Moon in a comprehensive way.

The second is to detect and master the resources that the Moon owns. Scientists will analyze 14 elements on the Moon and at the same time map the distribution of these elements on the Moon. It is known that 9 new elements were first studied.

According to Dr. Khuong, through microwave probes, scientists will measure the depth of the Lunar soil and accurately calculate the amount of Heli-3 stored here. On the other hand, the space between the Earth and the Moon is also included in the exploration plan of this Moon expedition.

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