Since water is so important, why does Haoyu Aerospace choose to build this lunar scientific research station on the northwest side of Zhihai? Why not follow the example of other national space agencies and aerospace companies and locate the research station near the Antarctic?
Part. The host raised his own questions.
Deputy Chief Engineer Cai smiled and replied: "This is where they are smart. In fact, we question why Haoyu Aerospace built the research station next to the Life 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 has been unanimously agreed. Before talking about this project, we need to understand Haoyu Aerospace's previous scientific research and exploration operations on the moon.
They successively sent the Wangshu-1 exploration and patrol vehicle and the Wangshu-2 exploration and test vehicle to the moon. Among them, the Wangshu-1 exploration and patrol vehicle has traveled thousands of kilometers on the moon.
Its mission is to conduct on-site exploration of the lunar surface, understand the detailed geological and geographical conditions of these areas, and make rough site selections for lunar surface scientific research stations.
Zhihai was also one of the targets of the Wangshu-1 exploration and patrol vehicle, and it stayed here for a long time. The Wangshu-2 exploration test vehicle launched the next year landed directly at Zhihai, and focused on
More detailed detection and exploration were conducted on the plains near the Life Mountains in the northwest of Zhihai.
This Wangshu-2 exploration test vehicle is not only equipped with a very advanced material analysis laboratory, but also equipped with a drill bit that can drill two to 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 had chosen to locate the lunar scientific research station in this area, which shows that they made the decision after thorough investigation.
In this way, we can basically make a judgment. Haoyu Aerospace chose to locate the research station in this area, 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 essential resources for establishing a permanent research station. According to an exploration survey and research result on the distribution of water resources in the Zhihai Moon Basin published by Haoyu Aerospace, it can be seen that the Wangshu-2 exploration test
The team conducted detailed exploration in the area on the northwest side of Zhihai Sea and found that the lunar soil less than fifteen centimeters in this area contains very rich water resources and is fully worthy of mining.
In fact, when these two lunar soil 3D printers were working, a very rich amount of liquid water was collected."
At this point, Deputy Chief Engineer Cai picked up the model of a 3D lunar soil printer on the stage, and then introduced it to the host and the camera: "We know the basics of this lunar soil 3D printer from Haoyu Technology.
The principle is to filter the obtained lunar soil, put the fine lunar soil into a container, fully heat and burn it, turn it into a fluid similar to volcanic magma, and then use a nozzle to print it out.
During the heating process, the originally frozen solid water molecules in the lunar soil will be separated with the heat, and then collected in special containers for storage."
Not only water, but also helium-3. Director Chang interjected at this time: "Similarly in the process of heating these lunar soils, some of the molecules contained in them will also be heated and separated, including helium-3.
At present, these gases have also been separated and stored, and will be transported back to Earth for further separation and purification in the future, so as to obtain the helium-3 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: "We can see from a previous remote sensing analysis map of our country's lunar resources and the lunar resource distribution map published by the Mi space agency that the helium-3 reserves in the entire Zhihai lunar basin are
It’s very rich, which is one of the main reasons why they chose to locate here.”
In other words, from the very beginning, they have set their sights on helium 3. 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 it is 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 extreme Antarctic, the dimensions here are lower and there is not much frozen soil, which is convenient for construction. It is also more convenient both during landing and ascent, and is more conducive to ascenders and landers.
The control is also more convenient to connect with the coil changer.
Although there are abundant reserves of solid water resources in the south pole of the moon, the dimensions are too high, which is not conducive to the landing and takeoff of spacecraft, nor is it conducive to the exploitation and use of resources here."
In fact, there is one more thing that Mr. Cai did not say. Director Chang on the side said, he took the lunar instrument on the stage and said: "We can see that Zhihai is located in the middle of the southern hemisphere on the front side of the moon, with different dimensions.
Not too high, not too low, just right.
To the north is one of the most famous landmarks on the moon, the Copernicus Crater, and to the south is the South Pole of the Moon, which is another famous landmark on the moon, as famous as the Copernicus Crater.
The Tycho impact crater.
These two impact craters are very well-marked and obvious impact craters on the moon. The energy released is very huge. We can see the radiation strips they release in all directions.
As for Zhihai Moon Basin, it happens to be located in the middle between these two impact craters. Obviously, this is not a coincidence, but a deliberate decision.
In addition, the geographical location of Zhihai is very special. It can be said to be at the crossroads of the southern hemisphere on the front side of the moon. It is connected to the Sea of Clouds and Shihai to the south, and to the north is Shuze and Chenghai. It can be said to be a crossroads connecting north and south and east and west.
.
Choosing here is equivalent to guarding the transportation artery of the southern hemisphere, and the geographical location is very important."
After hearing Director Chang's words, Deputy Chief Engineer Cai also nodded and said: "Actually, there is another reason not to choose Antarctica, that is, the dimensions of Antarctica have become higher, and the light angle is not as good as in lower latitudes.
The most direct way to obtain energy on the moon is solar energy. If the location dimension of the research station is chosen too high, solar power generation may be affected to a certain extent, which will require the deployment of more solar panels, which will undoubtedly
Add costs.
Using a lunar soil 3D printer to print scientific research stations requires a lot of electricity, so Antarctica may not be suitable."
