I believe many friends know that in the last world, the United States and the Soviet Union fought for the supremacy of the earth in a scientific and technological competition for more than 20 years. During this period of time, the United States and the Soviet Union have engaged in a powerful collision and competition in all aspects. This technological competition has brought a huge leap to human civilization. It has not only changed the quality of people’s lives, but also We successfully walked out of the earth and also achieved a manned landing on the moon.
The main direction of the scientific and technological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union is in space exploration. It should be understood that the Soviet Union in the last century achieved two firsts in exploring the universe, the successful launch of mankind’s first artificial satellite, and the first one. Astronaut walked out of the earth.
Seeing the Soviet Union’s achievements in space exploration, the United States naturally did not want to lag behind, and proposed a bold and great plan, that is, manned landing on the moon. You must know that in the 1960s, mankind had just stepped out of the earth, and its strength in space technology was far less advanced than it is now. At that time, it was very bold to dare to manned the moon. Many people even think that the American Apo Plan Luo cannot succeed.
But the result was unexpected. In 1969, Apollo 11 successfully sent three astronauts to the moon. The American manned landing on the moon was successful, and it also brought back precious soil and rock samples from the moon. Not only that, in the following years, the United States also carried out many manned moon landings, sending a total of 12 astronauts to the moon.
After the American Apollo manned landing on the moon, although many countries have also begun to explore the moon, so far, there has not been a second country that has carried out a manned landing on the moon. Basically, it has been through unmanned probes. For moon landings, for example, my country’s Chang’e-4 and Chang’e-5 are unmanned lunar landing probes.
Human beings have reached the moon in the last century. Although only 12 people have landed on the moon, the observations of the moon’s surface through current probes have found that there are as many as 200 tons of garbage on the moon. Such a discovery made many people feel incredible. No matter how twelve people go on the moon, it is impossible to leave so much rubbish. So how did these 200 tons of rubbish come from?
We don’t have to question, the last world American Apollo mission to the moon did bring a lot of garbage to the moon, including space boots, American flags, astronaut excrement storage bags, etc. In addition, the astronauts returned to the moon. When we were on Earth, some of the equipment for detecting the moon was not brought back, but remained on the moon.
Nevertheless, these equipment and some domestic garbage left on the moon by the 12 astronauts cannot reach nearly 200 tons. So how did this large amount of garbage come from? In fact, the large amount of rubbish on the surface of the moon observed by scientists through the detector, in addition to the rubbish left over during the Apollo project from 1969 to 1972, also includes a large amount of rubbish left over from other lunar exploration missions.
Although for nearly half a century, manned exploration of the moon has only been the Apollo project of the previous world, but in the decades that followed, mankind’s exploration of the moon became more and more frequent. Many countries have achieved unmanned exploration of the moon. After all, it is relatively close to the earth, and the requirements for space technology are not as high as those for exploring Mars or other planets.
It is precisely because of the massive increase in human exploration of the moon that the amount of rubbish on the moon’s surface has increased, reaching nearly 200 tons. And this amount is still increasing. With the passage of time, there will be more and more human trash on the moon in the future, which may reach thousands of tons or more than ten thousand tons.
Ban lunar garbage from bringing back to Earth
California of the United States announced very early that the garbage left on the surface of the moon from the manned moon landing in the United States is prohibited from being brought back by any country. Seeing this, many people may not understand. From the perspective of environmental protection, in order to prevent the moon from being polluted by garbage, shouldn’t we bring them back? Why does the United States prohibit these lunar debris from being brought back to Earth? Are they afraid that they will pose a threat to the earth and mankind?
We all know that until now, only the Apollo program of the United States has achieved manned landing on the moon. Therefore, the United States has the authority to manage these lunar garbage. They should be private items belonging to the United States. These space boots, American flags, and vomit. Bags, cameras, etc. have become the “national treasures” of the United States, and their value is naturally very high.
Imagine that if we bring back some of the garbage left over from the last world landing on the moon from the surface of the moon, they will become the hobby of collectors, have extremely high auction value, and may even be sold at sky-high prices. From a national perspective, these lunar rubbish are the face and image of the United States, and other countries or individuals are not allowed to get involved. This is very normal.
And among these rubbish, there is a kind of rubbish that the United States wanted to take back very early, and it has also risen to extremely high research value. They are those sealed diapers. Astronauts stayed on the moon for a period of time, naturally they can’t do without defecation, which is sealed in a plastic bag.
I believe that many friends also know that the surface of the moon has no atmosphere, it is a surface completely in contact with the universe, so there is no life on the surface of the moon. However, there are a large number of microorganisms in the human body. Even in the stool, there are also a large number of microorganisms. They have been on the surface of the moon for more than half a century. Are these microorganisms dead or undergoing some mutation to continue to survive? ?
Scientists are also very interested in this. If there are microorganisms in these diapers left on the moon, it is of great significance for human research to explore the impact of the lunar surface environment on life. Therefore, the United States said that it will bring these diapers back from the moon in the future.
The moon may become a garbage dump for mankind in the future
On today’s earth, garbage can be seen everywhere. With the rapid development of the industrial age, there will be more and more kinds of garbage. The existence of a large amount of rubbish will seriously affect the ecology of the earth. Today, the continuous deterioration of the earth’s ecology is largely related to the accumulation of such rubbish.
According to the discovery of scientists, the number of human plastic waste in the ocean is increasing, and these plastic wastes have even been found in the deep ocean. The rapid development of science and technology has caused more and more wastes, and our waste treatment technology has not really kept up with the times. What’s more, some industrial wastes are difficult to completely treat, and we can only choose to bury or other methods, such as nuclear waste. In the future, industry and human life will produce more and more garbage. What if we don’t want the earth’s ecology to be completely polluted?
The best way scientists think of is to send them to other planets, and the moon is undoubtedly a better choice because it is relatively close to the earth. Therefore, in the future, the moon will not only be a place for mankind’s important resources to be exploited, but also a place for processing some industrial waste and domestic waste. Put the earth’s rubbish on the moon, and the earth’s ecology will continue to improve.