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Since water is so important, why Haoyu Aerospace chooses the location of this lunar scientific research station on the northwest side of Zhihai? part. The moderator raised his own questions.

Deputy Chief Engineer Cai replied with a smile: "This is where they are smart. In fact, we questioned why Haoyu Aerospace built the research station next to the Rifei Mountains on the northwest side of Zhihai.

But in fact, Haoyu Aerospace has already given us the answer. "

Mr. Cai, you mean that Haoyu Aerospace chose this place for a reason. The host responded.

Deputy Chief Engineer Cai nodded and said: "Actually, Haoyu Aerospace's lunar exploration project is consistently agreed. Before talking about this project, we need to understand Haoyu Aerospace's previous scientific research and exploration operations on the moon.

They sent the Wangshu-1 exploration patrol vehicle and the Wangshu-2 exploration and test vehicle to the moon successively. Among them, the Wangshu-1 exploration patrol vehicle has accumulated thousands of kilometers on the moon.

Its mission is to conduct on-the-spot exploration of the lunar surface, understand the detailed geological and geographical conditions of these areas, and roughly select sites for lunar scientific research stations.

And Zhihai is also one of the targets of the Wangshu No. 1 patrol vehicle, and has stayed here for a long time. The Wangshu-2 detection test vehicle launched in the second year directly landed in Zhihai, and focused on the more detailed detection and exploration of the plains near the Rifei Mountains in the northwest of Zhihai.

On this Wangshu No. 2 detection test vehicle, it is not only equipped with a very advanced material analysis laboratory, but also equipped with a drill bit, which can drill two or three meters underground, detect the deep geological structure here, and extract Analysis of deep lunar soil.

After a long period of exploration, Haoyu Aerospace announced that they chose this area for the lunar surface scientific research station, which shows that they made the decision after a full investigation.

So in this way, we can basically make a judgment. Haoyu Aerospace chose this area as the location of the research station, which shows that the natural geographical conditions of this area are very superior and the resources are very rich.

The first is water resources, which are an indispensable resource for establishing a permanent research station. According to the results of an exploration investigation and research on the distribution of water resources in the Zhihai Moon Basin published by Haoyu Aerospace, it can be seen that the Wangshu No. The lunar soil below five centimeters contains very rich water resources, which is fully worth mining.

In fact, when the two lunar soil 3D printers were working, they collected a very rich amount of liquid water. "

Speaking of this, Deputy Chief Engineer Cai picked up a model of a 3D lunar soil printer on the stage, and then introduced to the host and the camera: "We know the basics of this lunar soil 3D printer of Haoyu Technology. The principle is to filter the obtained lunar soil, put the fine lunar soil into a container, heat it fully and burn it, so that it becomes a fluid similar to volcanic magma, and then use the nozzle to print it out.

During the heating process, the solid water molecules that were originally frozen in the lunar soil will be separated with the heat, and then collected in special containers for storage. "

Not just water, but helium III. Director Chang interjected at this time: "Similarly, in the process of heating these lunar soils, some molecules contained in them will also be heated and separated, and helium-3 is among them.

At present, these gases have also been separated and stored, and will be transported back to the earth for further separation and purification in the future, so as to obtain the helium three we dream of. "

In other words, they have already started mining on the moon. The host said with a smile.

You can say that. Director Chang nodded and smiled.

Deputy Chief Engineer Cai also nodded and continued: "Through the previous analysis map of our country's remote sensing detection of lunar resources and the distribution map of lunar resources released by the Mi Space Agency, we can see that the helium-III reserves in the entire Zhihai Moon Basin are It’s very rich, and that’s one of the main reasons why they’re here.”

That is to say, from the very beginning, they have already set their target on helium-3, and all of this is to prepare for the mining of helium-3. The host reacted and said.

No. Deputy Chief Engineer Cai shook his head.

"Helium 3 is an important reason, but not the only reason. In addition, there are water resources, and the nearby mineral deposits are very rich, such as titanium, manganese, copper, silver, etc., which are indispensable for future development. element.

In addition, compared to the extremes of Antarctica, the dimension here is lower, and there will not be too many permafrost layers, which is convenient for construction. Moreover, it is more convenient whether it is landing or ascending, it is more conducive to the control of the ascender and the lander, and it is also more convenient to dock with the changing circle.

Although there are abundant solid water resources in the south pole of the moon, the dimension is too high, which is not conducive to the landing and take-off of spacecraft, and is also not conducive to the exploitation and utilization of resources here. "

In fact, there is another point that Mr. Cai didn't say. Director Chang said at the side, he took the lunar globe on the stage and said: "We can see that Zhihai is located in the middle of the southern hemisphere on the front of the moon, and the dimension is neither high nor low, which is just right.

On its north side is one of the most famous landmarks on the moon, the Copernicus impact crater, and on its south side is the lunar south pole, where there is another famous landmark on the moon, the first crater with the same name as the Copernicus impact crater Valley impact crater.

These two impact craters are very marked and obvious impact craters on the moon. The energy released is very huge, and we can see these radiation strips released by them to all sides.

As for the Zhihai Moon Basin, it happens to be between these two impact craters, which is relatively middle. Obviously, this is not a coincidence, but deliberate.

In addition, the geographical location of Zhihai is very special. It can be said that it is at the crossroads of the southern hemisphere on the front of the moon. It can be said that it is a crossroad connecting north and south and east and west.

Choosing here is equivalent to guarding the traffic arteries in the southern hemisphere, and the geographical location is very important. "

Hearing Director Chang's words, Deputy Chief Engineer Cai also nodded and said: "Actually, there is another reason for not choosing Antarctica, that is, the Antarctic has higher latitude, and the angle of light is not as good as that of low-latitude areas.

The most direct source of energy on the moon is solar energy. If the site selection dimension of the research station is too high, then solar power generation may be affected to a certain extent, which requires the deployment of more solar panels, which will undoubtedly Add cost.

However, using lunar soil 3D printers to print scientific research stations requires a lot of power, so Antarctica may not be suitable. "

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