"We found these crystal clear materials in the crevices of the valley floor and on the rock walls on both sides. Under the illumination of the searchlight, they appeared very transparent.
Its shape, including some features, is very consistent with the shape of ice on our earth. We then began to sample these materials and put them into transparent sample storage tubes. After sampling the relevant terrain and materials in the Yuexi Valley,
Our small exploration robot begins its return to the lunar surface.
After more than half an hour, this small detection robot finally returned to the ground with the sample. Although we are already very confident that the crystal clear material we sampled is the solid water ice on the moon, but there is no
We won't know for sure until we get it tested.
Therefore, everyone is very eager to put these sampled materials into the on-board laboratory of our "Wangshu" intelligent lunar surface patrol and exploration vehicle.
However, when taking samples from the small detection robot, something unexpected happened."
"There was an accident."
This made the reporters present, including many experts, stunned. What kind of accident happened?
Shi Zhaoping gave it up and then said with a smile: "Everyone, please look at the big screen!"
"This is a picture taken by the high-definition surveillance camera on our "Wangshu" intelligent lunar surface patrol vehicle." Shi Zhaoping introduced to the crowd.
"Please watch the video. In the video, the small robotic arm of our "Wangshu" intelligent lunar surface patrol and exploration vehicle is preparing to take out samples from the sample storage box of the small exploration robot and send them to the vehicle-mounted experimental cabin.
Pay attention, when our small robot arm took out the sample from the sample storage box and was about to send it to the vehicle-mounted experiment cabin, we found that the sample in the transparent storage tube actually melted under the sunlight. When it was sent to the vehicle-mounted experiment cabin
It should be in liquid form by the time it's in the tank."
"Wow!!!"
There was a burst of exclamation, followed by various shutter sounds and flashes. This video was shown for the first time, and it really surprised the reporters in the audience.
What else is there to say? This is water, a stone hammer.
"Now we invite the person in charge of our lunar scientific exploration project, Professor Zhang Qutong, to give you a detailed introduction." At this time, Shi Zhaoping stopped explaining and pushed Zhang Qutong out.
Zhang Qutong, who was mentioned, stood up and gestured to the reporters in the audience. Then he walked to the big screen on one side and pointed a laser pointer at the reporters, including some experts.
They introduced.
"The temperature on the moon is relatively extreme. In the shadow areas where the sun does not shine, the temperature can reach minus 180 degrees. However, in the areas where the sun directly shines during the day, it can reach 120 degrees above zero.
high temperature.
Our samples were taken from the bottom of the Yuexi Valley, which is more than fifty meters deep, so there is no sunlight all year round and the temperature is very low, so these substances appear solid.
Sorry, we cannot strictly confirm that it is water without testing and analysis.
When the sample is taken out and exposed to sunlight, the temperature rises instantly and the debris in the transparent sample storage tube can quickly melt into liquid, which is why everyone saw this scene.
Although we are now 99% sure that it is water, for the sake of scientific rigor, we must still wait for the test and analysis results.
This process is painful, and my colleagues and I are waiting anxiously.
In the end, the test results were as we expected. The debris liquid collected from the bottom of Yuexi Valley is water. It is almost the same as water on the earth, and it is very pure, fully meeting the standards for direct drinking."
As he spoke, a microscopically enlarged photo was displayed on the big screen, instantly causing a burst of shutter sounds and exclamations.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of warm applause broke out at the scene. The applause lasted for a long time, and then slowly fell down.
As for Zhang Qutong, he continued: "Although detectors from various countries have discovered in the past that there are abundant reserves of solid water at the North and South Poles and in the shadows of some craters. However, this was only a remote sensing detection and has not been directly confirmed.
, and no samples were obtained directly.
This time, by sampling, analyzing and testing the solid ice samples at the bottom of the Moon Stream Valley, we have confirmed that there is indeed solid ice in the shadow of some Moon Stream Rift Valleys on the moon, and the reserves are still very considerable.
This has very important scientific research value for our study of the formation of the moon, and even the entire lunar geological activities, and the lunar environment. It can also be said to have solved an important problem and cleared the way for humans to use lunar resources and settle on the moon in the future.
Next, we will continue to work with our colleagues to continue to detect the lunar surface environment and strive to obtain more valuable detection data and information. We also hope that through our efforts, we can realize mankind’s dream of flying to the moon and settling on the moon.
It will be a good start for mankind to go beyond the earth and explore the universe."
Bang bang bang bang...
After Zhang Qutong finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause, which was a recognition and praise for the hard work of this scientific research expert and the team behind him.
"Now I would like to invite Academician Zou Huanyi, a famous expert from the Institute of Space Science Exploration and Lunar Science of the Academy of Sciences, to speak."
Then, sitting in the middle of the stage, an old man of about seventy years old with thinning hair, but still very energetic, stood up and nodded to everyone, then sat down again and spoke with a smile.
"We have been paying close attention to the lunar landing exploration journey of the "Wangshu" intelligent lunar surface patrol rover. Its previous series of discoveries have also made the experts at our institute extremely excited, because these are all
It is very valuable data that will be of great help to us in studying and exploring the moon, as well as in our subsequent manned landing on the moon and settlement on the moon.
The discovery of water this time can be said to be a great discovery. It has cleared a major obstacle for us to realize human settlement on the moon. In the past, we only detected that there is water on the moon, but no one has confirmed that it really exists, nor has it been obtained.
Related samples. But this time, the discovery can be said to be groundbreaking and of great significance, enough to be written into the history of human space exploration.
Water is the source of life. Without water, it would be difficult for humans and other living things to survive. Let alone on the desolate moon, water is even more crucial.
With water, we can provide astronauts with the oxygen and clean drinking water they need to survive, and we can also use water sources to conduct real-time soilless cultivation on the lunar surface to provide food for astronauts.
We can even separate oxygen and hydrogen from water, which are very good rocket propulsion fuels and provide sufficient and high-quality fuel for humans to travel to and from the moon and even explore deep space."