Chapter 1604 Water and Metal

"In our cooperation with the observatory, we found that some craters on the moon behaved very differently, because even under sunlight, there were infrared spectra of free water inside these craters.

We also used the Spirit Realm Ecological Experiment Server to create a lunar creation engine room.

Under the operation of the large impact model, after encountering an impact, the volatile elements of the moon will indeed turn into gas and escape from the moon. Among them, hydrogen and other inert gases will indeed be completely lost if the impact force is strong enough.

But when we increase and decrease the number of impacts to one thousand and one hundred thousand times, and increase the impact After distinguishing the intensity, we found that after the moon encountered a large impact, there is still a 30% probability that water will remain.

However, there are not many types of minerals in the sample. If there are enough pyroxene, feldspar, olivine and apatite in the sample, we can conduct volatile content and isotope tests to discuss the impact of magma evolution, degassing and other processes on the volatile content of the lunar samples we observed. "

When Liu Tang faced Gu Qing's gaze, although his heart was beating, he forced himself to control his expression and breathing, and explained it seriously.

"Magma evolution can lead to the enrichment of volatiles, which allows us to overestimate the water content of the moon itself.

Degassing can cause volatiles to be lost on the lunar surface at a later stage, which makes us underestimate the water content of the moon itself.

The impact of these effects can be identified by simultaneous analysis of volatile content and isotopes in in-situ micro-area profiles.

In addition, combined with isotope analysis, the impact of external water brought by meteorite impacts, solar wind and blue star wind after the formation of the moon can also be identified."

"So, what is your conclusion?"

"There is water! And the water resources in some places on the lunar land are relatively abundant. Of course, this abundance is only for this area compared with other dry land on the moon.

But As long as we can detect the distribution of water molecules on the moon, we can make good resource selections for landing and base construction.

If the surrounding water resources are abundant, the lunar base can also mine lunar water for supply at certain special times. After all, no matter how well the internal water circulation and cleaning system is done, there will still be energy loss and water loss.

If one day, the ground of the blue planet cannot provide a safe and healthy living environment, perhaps the lunar base will become the final safe home for us humans. At that time, the thirst for water resources may be one of the most important projects among all resources. "

Faced with Liu Tang's concerns and worries, Gu Qing did not deny it.

He even nodded in agreement and said, "A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. When I led the team to invest R&D resources in aerospace projects, I had concerns about this.

Now there are frequent marine pollution incidents, and there are many manufacturing and chemical companies in places like Uncle Sam and Neon that pollute water resources. I think clean water resources in the future may be a truly rare resource comparable to gold.

Your research is good. It can confirm the existence of water resources, and the follow-up work of the company's aerospace department can also be accelerated."

After listening carefully to Gu Qing's speech, Liu Tang also nodded and responded, "We still need more data, whether it is better space telescopes, detection instruments, or more specimens. If the company can provide enough samples on the back, front, poles and central axis, I believe that a relatively stable water source distribution will be obtained soon.

Considering that the moon has suffered too many impacts, these samples need to be obtained as soon as possible."

This is the researcher of Jiuzhou Technology. When facing the mentor, he will hit hard, and when facing the boss, he will still take the initiative to make requests.

Because they all know that the founder of their company is not an illiterate who knows nothing and only knows how to brag. As long as it is within the reasonable scope of the project research, no matter how outrageous the requirements are, there is a high probability that they will be met.

Under Liu Tang's gaze, he did see his own General Manager Gu nodding.

Hearing his promise, "The detection equipment has been stepped up for research and development, you don't need to be too anxious. Of course, in addition to the detection equipment for detecting water sources, you can put forward more and more detailed requirements.

The Titanium Star Department and the Aerospace Department have reached a close cooperation agreement within the company. If you have any requirements, you must submit them as soon as possible. Otherwise, once they are made public internally, the working hours of many of them will increase exponentially, and some projects will definitely not be able to be executed as expected.

Of course, many people are already saying that our projects are a bit complicated and need to be further rectified."

When Gu Qing said this, Liu Tang remembered that when he was connecting with some staff members of the Titanium Star Department, the other party had never stopped "phone bombing", and nodded in agreement.

After understanding the situation clearly with this researcher, Gu Qing turned his eyes and looked at another researcher beside him.

"Dr. Li, your team has been focusing on studying the small metal particles in the lunar samples. What is the latest situation?"

Hearing Gu Qing call his name, Li Yuan frowned and handed in his results.

And explained on the side: "Our team did find some special situations by studying the three oxygen isotope composition in the small metal particles.

First of all, the place where this batch of minerals was produced is the Aitken Basin on the back of the moon, where the official probe of Daxia landed. It is one of the largest known craters in the solar system.

If it weren't for this exploration, none of us would know that there would be a dense metal block weighing 220 trillion tons in this largest crater.

At first, we thought that this metal mass was composed of metal materials inside the moon.

After all, according to current exploration, the moon is still composed of rocks and metals, and these metals were mainly deposited below the surface in the early stages of the formation of the moon.

When these metals were subsequently reshaped by lava flows and became the core of the moon, and then at a special moment, they were ejected to the surface, forming such a huge dense metal block.

However, some researchers have put forward different views. For example, a doctor from Titanium Star once proposed a hypothesis that the huge dense metal block inside this crater is likely to be the legacy left by a huge asteroid hitting the moon.

If these metals really come from outer space, then the value of resources in the moon will increase by several exponentials again. "