For nearly half a century, people's eyes have not been on the size of the earth and the richness of species, but have projected their eyes on the sky and looked up at the endless stars at an angle of 45 degrees.
The ancients were flat from the earth, and then discovered that the earth is round, from the center of the earth to the center of the heliocentric, from the solar system to the Milky Way to the black hole, the horizon of mankind has become wider and wider.
And in the past half century, mankind has also broken through the boundaries of the earth, came to the moon in outer space, and achieved a historic pioneering work. While
continued to deepen astronomy, people began to discover that the planet we were on was so small, like a frog at the bottom of a well, observing the changes of the earth, but they never thought that there are people outside of people, and there are sky outside the sky.
placed his gaze in space and found that our short-sightedness was short, and the moon closest to us seemed barren, as silent and deserted as the Guanghan Palace.
But it turns out that even a handful of soil on the moon does not necessarily have a resource-rich earth, and there is a huge difference between the proportion of trace elements in it and the earth.
Over the years, people have constantly wanted to discover the secrets of the moon, and want to find out what the moon hides?
So what resources does the moon have? Is it worth exploring at all costs?
Discovery of the small moon
The moon is the closest planet to the earth. If you start from exploring the universe and choose the moon as your starting point, that would be a great thing.
Although some studies have found that Mars seems to be more worthy of study than the moon, and that in the future humans may still consider Mars as the most habitable planet after the earth, but Mars is not only a little short of the earth.
chose the moon as the research object. Exploring the moon is just the beginning. Only by obtaining resources from the moon can we have the next steps.
In 1969, Armstrong made his first footprint on the moon, and people's understanding of the moon took another big step.
During the exploration of the moon, humans began to come into contact with the components of the moon’s soil. Unlike the earth’s soil, the lunar soil does not contain microorganisms and organic matter, but it is rich in inorganic matter, including lunar basalts rich in iron and titanium.
Titanium is called a rare metal in the earth, but it is unexpectedly stored on the moon, and there are 6 kinds of minerals that the earth does not have.
not only that, after research, it is found that some metals in the rocks of the moon are still not on the earth, which is unique to the moon.
really did not expect that the mass of the moon is much smaller than that of the earth, but there is such a big discovery. These ingredients may not be particularly useful on the earth, but they are exciting news for the entire space industry.
Since these materials can exist on the moon for such a long time, that is to say, if these resources are used, they can be used as protective materials for humans to resist radiation from space, huge temperature differences and super-strong air pressure.
Why every country has to bring back a handful of "soil" when going to the moon, is the same meaning, it lies in the research, but also in the research and development of the soil is there is a place worthy of our human use. What
compares to is the speed of
aerospace. In fact, we can also know whether a country is truly powerful. Although many countries have invested heavily in their respective aerospace undertakings, not every country can successfully enter space to perform missions. Some of them are disintegrated in the sky before they even rush out of the earth and become the brightest firework. Why do some countries regard the moon as a target? Does
spend a lot of money in the aerospace industry every year? Is it not a more affordable thing to put this money in the general public to improve their lives?
Today's national construction is no longer relying on force in the past, relying on war to compete for resources in other countries.
There is only one earth, and all the resources are on the earth, and it is the earth's resources to compete for it.
Some things are like this, you have me and everyone has, just ordinary things.
now everyoneLike to compete for scarce, hard to see resources, and the moon's resources are just like this.
People's understanding of it is still in its infancy, but it is such an early stage. Everyone finds its "fascinating" place, so they want to get the secrets behind it, maybe even later. There are still greater resources waiting for mankind. Whoever discovers it first will have advanced scientific development. What everyone compares is speed.
Just like the former Soviet Union and the United States, the two superpowers compete with each other. Whoever goes to space first, and who comes to the moon first, the goal is to find more favorable resources as soon as possible, which is why we do it at all costs Moon exploration.
Because the resources of the moon are not comparable to the earth.
Lunar resources
In addition to the resources of the lunar soil, environmental resources are also important.
The moon is different from the earth. It is not protected by the atmosphere and does not have the rich landforms of the earth. The solar energy and cosmic radiation received here are far from the earth.
But this does not mean that the moon is useless, but it can observe the movement of the sun and the environmental changes around the universe more intuitively and three-dimensionally. The
radiation impact on the moon and so on, if these data are recorded, it will provide a reference for human beings to step into other interstellar space in the future.
As the nearest planet to the earth, if a monitoring station is established on the moon, the changes in the outer space environment around the earth can be observed at all times. This view is even wider than that of artificial satellites, and the time to discover meteorites or asteroids is even longer. Earlier, the movement of solar particles in the distance can also be detected.
And with the development of mankind, the resources of the earth are being developed by mankind. Some people are worried that the resources of the earth will become less and less in the future, and the development of the moon can bring more resources to mankind and make the moon a resource for people. Ku, the benefits behind this are not comparable to the earth.
Paying the price for lunar exploration
It seems that lunar exploration is a good thing for mankind.
But some netizens jokingly said that the universe has unlimited resources, as long as you have the ability to take it?
But can humans really get it at random?
Recently, Chang'e-5 sampled 2 kilograms of lunar soil from the moon. As early as 1961, human beings have entered space, but it took 59 years to bring 2 kilograms of soil back from the moon, not to mention the soil on the moon is everywhere.
2 kilograms is nothing to the moon. How can a huge planet be thoroughly studied with a few kilograms of soil? With such calculations, people’s research on the moon will continue to be carried out for a long time, and every time a probe is launched, in addition to the materials, many researchers need to go through repeated calculations, scrutiny, and even experiments and rehearsals before it can truly launch into the sky.
Time, money, manpower, and technological development need to be invested in a large amount. It is really not something that can be taken down casually. This is a long-term plan.
And some people think that if you leave a good-looking earth, if you develop the moon, one day the moon will be like the earth.
In fact, the earth we live on now is the most suitable for human habitation, but as human beings become more and more ambitious, people have also become greedy and contend with nature, making the present earth full of holes.
The greenhouse effect, wildfires, melting glaciers, nuclear radiation pollution, etc. are all the evil consequences of human beings. If we do not manage the earth well, then moving to another planet will become the only choice for mankind.
Some netizens worry that after the resources of the moon are divided by various countries, people will lose sight of the moon in the future.
lunar exploration should be rational at all costs, know how to stop. If all resources are used for the good, don't overdo it, the moon will not disappear.
But right now, we should pay more attention to our current earth.
If the earth was already overwhelmed long before humans moved, then there would be no future for humans.What's the meaning?
