Titanium ore "rich" lunar soil —— moonlight in various shapes and forms

May 29, 2024, 11:58 AM

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Recent studies reveal that the moon's surface contains significant amounts of titanium, six times more than Earth. Experts from Arizona State University and Johns Hopkins University have analyzed data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, uncovering colorful images that indicate varying levels of titanium and iron. This discovery is crucial for future lunar bases, especially as China plans to collaborate with Russia in the 2030s for lunar exploration.

Clear night sky, visible to the naked eye is the "white jade plate", when have the appropriate instrument, the surface of the moon is also rich and colorful.Arizona State University scholar Mark Robinson of Arizona State University and Johns Hopkins University scholar Brett de Neville, using the analysis of data returned from the US Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, produced a picture of the lunar surface in black, blue, green and red.After discussion, these colorful colors on the moon pictures actually represent the difference between titanium ore and iron ore abundance.

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In the CCTV13 news studio on March 26, experts specifically mentioned the titanium metal in the lunar soil, saying that it was six times that in the earth!

As early as 2011 in Hong Kong wen Wei Po report, scientists believe that the moon contains titanium metal may be 10 times the earth, a professor at the university of Arizona, said the surface of the moon to the naked eye is gray, but through the instrument observation, will find the moon surface red and blue, show the moon is rich in titanium and iron.

In 2012, British media reported that the moon had become a mystery, and now scientists have finally solved the perennial mystery: the large amount of titanium on the moon.The rocks in the core of the moon contain surprisingly much titanium.

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As we know, titanium is a relatively functional metal, its alloy performance is very good, a wide range of uses.If humans build bases on the moon in the future, titanium will play an important role.China has plans to jointly build a lunar base with Russia in the 1030s.At that time, the site selection of the base is the most critical issue. Choosing a region rich in resources will provide great convenience for the future construction, but also can give the base important significance.

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