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Source: "Towards the far side of the moon again-China's lunar exploration project Chang'e-6 mission officially set sail" - Xinhua News Agency2024-05-03
Preface
Chang'e-6 is currently successfully in orbit and is expected to return in mid-June, and on May 3, the day Chang'e-6 was successfully launched, the central media also reported on the same day, and the follow-up is also continuing to report.
Pei Zhaoyu, deputy chief designer of Chang'e, has been telling everyone that the continuation is going on normally, but because of a few intermittent words, some people have questioned the authenticity of the Apollo moon landing program of the United States......
So what is going on in this matter, did the United States really "fake" the moon landing?
What is the back of the moon? What is Apollo Basin?
If you want to know the ins and outs of this matter, you have to know what the Apollo Basin and the back of the moon are.
Many people may have questions, the moon is obviously a sphere, why does it have a back side?
In fact, the back of the moon does not mean that the moon still has a back side, but it refers to the side of the moon that always has its back to the earth.
The topography of the far side of the Moon is mainly made up of undulating craters, including the second-largest crater in the solar system, the South Pole-Aitken Basin at the South Pole.
The Apollo Basin is located on the edge of the Aiken Basin in Antarctica, which is an important region.
Because it is one of the largest and deepest impact basins on the Moon, with a diameter of about 1,100 kilometers and a depth of more than 8 kilometers!
The formation of the Apollo Basin may be related to the different crustal composition of other lunar regions.
The goal of the Chang'e-6 mission is to land in the southern part of the Apollo Basin.
Sample sea basalt on the far side of the Moon to gain key insights into the early evolution of the Moon.
Source: "Foreign media pay close attention to Chang'e-6's "Running to the Moon" - high hopes are placed on the first human sampling on the back of the moon"——Jimu News2024-05-10
The value of the Apollo Basin is due to the impact, which led to its unique geological structure and material composition, and even has too much exploration value.
For example, it may contain valuable resources such as helium-3, which has great potential as a clean, safe and efficient nuclear fusion fuel.
It produces 250 times more energy than it needs to mine and 12.5 times more energy than uranium-235 nuclear fission.
Because of the medical treatment of various lung diseases, helium-3 is currently an extremely scarce resource on earth.
The market price is very expensive, up to $1,400 per gram.
Therefore, whether the Apollo Basin can be explored and exploited is very important for the mainland......
Chang'e-6 did not discover the Apollo Basin after landing on the moon?
Therefore, the main purpose of this moon landing is to find the Apollo Basin, but about this basin, Pei, deputy chief engineer of Chang'e Engineering, said in an interview:
"I haven't found that one at the moment, the ...... in the Apollo Basin"
In fact, the reason why some people ask this question is because Chang'e-6 is not in the Aitken Basin.
The traces of the Apollo moon landing were found, and according to the coordinates, it was too far from the previous Apollo landing in the United States.
In fact, Chang'e-6 has not yet landed, so the details will be determined after watching the landing.
The specific location of the Apollo Basin is 43°±2° south latitude and 154°±4° west longitude, and the diameter of the entire area is nearly 500 kilometers.
The reason for landing here is that this area is closest to the lunar mantle.
The moon shell here is also very thin, so the samples collected are even more precious.
At present, the Chang'e-6 probe has successfully implemented near-moon braking and entered the orbit around the moon.
As for worrying about whether the technical problems can be accurately landed, in fact, with the current technology, there is a high probability that there is no problem.
Moreover, with the assistance of the "Queqiao-2" relay satellite, the work efficiency of Chang'e-6 has been greatly increased, and Chang'e-6 can also be better controlled and detected.
As the first manned landing on the moon, the United States has not landed a manned person on the moon, is everything fake?
Because Deputy Chief Engineer Pei Zhaoyu "did not close the microphone" this accident, and there were six in a row, many people even began to doubt the authenticity of the US moon landing......
U.S. moon landing fake?
So whether Deputy Chief Engineer Pei made a slip of the tongue this time or is it true, this made the majority of netizens begin to discuss eagerly.
In fact, everyone must understand one thing, that is, the Apollo Basin and the American Apollo 11 are two different concepts.
The Apollo Basin is a place on the Moon, and the American Apollo 11 is the spacecraft......
The first manned mission to the moon was carried out by Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, which was the fifth manned mission of the Apollo program.
The mission was carried out by three astronauts, including Commander Armstrong, command module pilot Michael Collins, and the lunar module pilot.
Source: Douyin Encyclopedia - Apollo Project
Apollo program
The United States has made a total of six manned landings on the moon throughout the Apollo program, but there have been questions about whether the United States actually landed on the moon in 69.
So as far as this question is concerned, first of all, the continent's space agency has clearly confirmed that the United States has indeed successfully landed on the moon.
Source: "Severe Dialogue: How "Bullish" Is the Whole Moon Map of Chang'e-2" -- Chinese Government Website 2012-02-06
The dialogue is grim: how "bullish" is the full moon map of Chang'e-2
Now the biggest suspicion is the manned problem, when the Apollo landing site was 0 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds, 23 degrees 26 minutes east longitude, but it was far from the Apollo Basin.
Therefore, whether the United States will land on the moon, whether it will land on the moon in the Apollo Basin, and whether it will land on the moon with a manned person on the moon is a relatively broad and broad discussion......
At present, following the successful launch of Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 have entered the official plan.
Source: ""Chinese's footprints will definitely step on the moon" The mainland plans to achieve a manned landing on the moon by 2030 - CCTV News 2023-07-13
The continent plans to achieve a manned landing on the moon by 2030, that is, the first human to be sent to the moon for scientific exploration.
To achieve the goal, it is necessary to complete a number of key technical tasks, including but not limited to the development and construction of manned spacecraft, lunar landers, lunar landing suits and other equipment.
The success of Chang'e-6 this time will add a lot of experience to the mainland's manned lunar landing program.
Coupled with the assistance of the aforementioned Queqiao-2 relay satellite, and whether this time it can successfully land on the far side of the moon and collect samples to return.
The execution of these very complex instructions can be executed accurately, which is a relatively important reference.
Lin Xiqiang, spokesman for the aerospace project, also said that the selection of the mainland's fourth batch of reserve astronauts has been basically completed.
Source: "Coming soon!" The selection of the fourth batch of reserve astronauts in the mainland has been completed"——The Paper 2024-03-13
The relevant information will be officially released to the public soon, which will involve the emergency treatment of astronauts.
Skills such as getting in and out of the capsule and walking on the lunar surface, lunar surface drilling, sampling, rover long-distance driving and scientific expeditions also require ample time to train.
epilogue
Some people speculate that the United States has discovered a lot of precious resources on the back of the moon, which is why the economy and technology have developed so rapidly.
Because the United States does not specifically disclose the resources obtained on the back of the moon, but these are only speculations.
I believe that China's aerospace technology is progressing so rapidly, especially what Chang'e-6 will gain this time, which is indeed very exciting!
Source: Douyin Encyclopedia - Apollo Project
"Dialogue is Grim: How "Bullish" Is the Whole Moon Chart of Chang'e-2" - Chinese Government Website 2012-02-06
"Towards the far side of the moon again-China's lunar exploration program Chang'e-6 mission officially set sail" - Xinhua News Agency2024-05-03"Coming soon! The selection of the fourth batch of reserve astronauts in the mainland has been completed"——The Paper 2024-03-13
"Foreign media pay close attention to Chang'e-6's "Running to the Moon" - the first human sampling on the back of the moon is pinned on high hopes" - Jimu News2024-05-10
""Chinese's footprints will definitely step on the moon" The mainland plans to achieve a manned landing on the moon by 2030" - CCTV News 2023-07-13