Chapter 219: Coincidence of the Moon
Hearing Chen Jue say this, Wang Zhihai and the other two secretly breathed a sigh of relief, handed over some nutritional supplements, and said a few words of thanks for the hard work. Then, they floated and chatted in the space station, and informed Chen Jue of some intelligence information about the space station and lunar exploration.
You know, in addition to the necessary physical fitness, each of the astronauts who can become astronauts on the space station has professional knowledge at the doctoral level.
He is extremely proficient in general astronomy, mathematics, physical astrophysics, aerospace, communications and navigation, etc.
What Chen Jue had previously studied at the base were mainly related to the structure of the human body, as well as knowledge in physics, radiation energy, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, etc. He was indeed somewhat lacking in astronomy, and he gained a lot from talking with these three people.
You know, the place Chen Jue needs to land this time is not on the front side of the moon, but on the back side of the moon. It is more complicated and difficult than the moon landing of the Eagle Country in the 1960s and 1970s.
Because the moon does not rotate like other satellites orbiting outside planets, its rotation is very special, and its revolution period is highly overlapped in one month, and only one side is fixed facing the earth.
Stars, planets, and other non-artificial satellites like the Sun, Earth, and other stars we are familiar with basically have time and angle differences in their revolution and rotation , so we can observe their different sides.
The only difference is the moon. It always faces the earth with one side, which makes it extremely difficult for humans to observe or land on the back of the moon.
The straight-line distance from the Earth to the Moon's perigee is approximately 384,403.9 kilometers, but if we want to go around the back of the Moon, this distance will be greatly extended.
Just like when we ordinary people walk, it is always easiest to walk in a straight line between two points, but once we take a long detour, the situation is different.
In addition to the need to deploy relay communication satellites in stages in advance to prevent communication signals from being blocked by the moon itself, the fuel, endurance, etc. of the lunar spacecraft will become demanding.
This is also why, since the United States carried out six manned lunar landings in the 1960s and 1970s, they only reached the front side of the moon and never attacked the back side of the moon.
As for why the moon always faces the earth, Ye Guangming, who is good at theoretical knowledge, described to Chen Jue that there are several conjectures in the scientific community, and the most mainstream and most recognized one is the giant impact hypothesis at the beginning of the moon's birth.
This hypothesis holds that the earliest moon was not what it is today, but rotated at a normal speed like the satellites of other planets.
However, after another strange celestial body collided with the early moon, the moon's rotation was braked, forming the very coincidental duality of the moon.
There are many pieces of evidence to support this hypothesis. The first is that the front of the moon is flat, while the back of the moon is bumpy.
Next is the lunar soil obtained during lunar exploration. The composition of the lunar soil collected from the front of the moon is completely different from that collected from the back.
It's like two pieces of plasticine colliding with each other. Apart from the large number of meteorite fragments that fell to the earth or splashed into space during the collision, the remaining main parts merged together to become the current moon.
In addition, there are several other pieces of evidence to support the giant impact hypothesis, namely, ancient meteorites collected from the Earth with the same composition as the lunar soil on the back of the moon.
This celestial body , caused the moon's rotation to brake, bringing the Earth and the Moon closer together. Some debris that broke off from that strange celestial body also hit the Earth, slowing down the Earth's rotation, which further caused the Earth and the Moon to gradually move away from each other at a speed of 3.8 centimeters per year.
After listening to Ye Guangming's description of the origin, birth, and conjecture of the moon, Chen Jue's mind emerged with the meteorites that fell to the earth and contained the innate qi, as well as the content related to the moon that appeared in myths and legends from ancient times to the present. Sparks of thought flew, and he thought to himself: "The front side is always ahead of the earth... The ancient moon was closer to the earth... Is all this really a coincidence?"
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After talking with the three people for a long time, when they learned that Chen Jue would take the lunar spacecraft to land on the back of the moon in a few days, Wang Zhihai, Liu Yaming and Ye Guangming all showed some envy.
Human beings' yearning for going to the moon is inherent in their nature. Countless people have fantasized about the moon from ancient times to the present.
Especially in the mythological stories of the flower-growing people, from Chang'e flying to the moon to Wu Gang cutting the cassia tree, to the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, etc., this is the romance buried in the genes of the flower-growing people.
Anyone who successfully becomes an astronaut will dream of landing on the moon one day and leaving his own footprints on the moon like Armstrong.
Just like ordinary people playing games, reading novels, and collecting achievements and badges , for the Flower Planting Family, landing on the moon is a historical achievement that will go down in history.
Unfortunately, Chen Jue’s moon landing this time was kept secret throughout. Although the ground monitoring hall would record video footage, this information would not be released to the public until a certain time.
Seeing the envious eyes of the three people, Chen Jue smiled and said, "This is a secret moon landing that is not made public. The situation is different. The first person to land on the moon that will be announced to the public in the future will still be left to you three to achieve."
Hearing this, the three of them nodded thoughtfully, obviously with expectations in their hearts.
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After sitting and chatting with the three astronauts for a long time, they started to heat up the space food.
For the Flower Growers, who are foodies themselves, even the space food sent into space is varied, with more than 120 varieties.
Of course, you can't eat randomly. You must eat scientifically from the first day of entering the space station, and you need a reasonable nutritional balance.
However, Chen Jue had a special physique, and he could use the [Golden Toad Swallowing Air] state to speed up gastrointestinal motility. After sitting and eating some space food, he felt that his body was being consumed more in fighting against the too-rapid radiation, so he ate some of the latest version of human nutritional supplements specially provided by the base.
After eating, several people started to rest, while Chen Jue floated in the cabin and began his daily practice.
Cultivation lies in practicing, and practicing lies in diligence, just like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will move backward.
In the special environment of space, Chen Jue practiced his skills extremely diligently, because he could see the proficiency of [Red Dust Golden Body Skill] on the attribute panel jumping all the time.
In addition, Chen Jue's speed of increasing free attribute points is also accelerating. Normally, 0.20 a day is almost the limit, but after going to space, it has reached 0.30 a day.
In addition, due to the influence of space radiation, his lifespan was being consumed at an accelerated rate, which also stimulated his desire to practice in order to fight against the negative space radiation.
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For the next two days, Chen Jue spent the time leisurely in the space station. Apart from going out of the cabin twice to further strengthen his adaptation to the space environment and taking a few more glances at the magnificent and round earth, Chen Jue kept thinking that it would be nice if he could take pictures and post them on WeChat Moments. He could just edit a title like "Thanks for the invitation, just got off the rocket, I'm in the space station", which would definitely attract a lot of likes.
It may even go viral on WeChat Moments and become a hot topic on the Internet.
Unfortunately, my cell phone was already in the dormitory at the base, and I could only turn it on when I got back.
During the two days, Chen Jue also learned a lot of relevant knowledge from the three astronauts, and waited until noon on the third day.
The lunar spacecraft launched from the base successfully docked with the space station. Chen Jue then stopped his leisurely life in the space station and, together with the three astronauts, moved all the first batch of supplies into the lunar spacecraft. Chen Jue put on the specially made heavy spacesuit and got into the lunar spacecraft.
Wang Zhihai, Liu Yaming, and Ye Guangming were at the interface, saluted Chen Jue and said, "Comrade Chen Jue! Take care!"
"I wish you a safe journey and a speedy and safe return!"
"I also wish you a safe return home soon!" Chen Jue smiled and nodded at the three of them, then waved his hand. After spending a few days together, everyone had become good friends. They had almost finished what they needed to say and talk about, so there was no need for a sentimental farewell at this moment.
Chen Jue reached out to close the hatch of the lunar spacecraft and set the locking procedure. Then, under the remote control of the ground monitoring hall, the lunar spacecraft separated from the space station and began to head straight for the moon more than 380,000 kilometers away.
