Chapter 136, Six Crystal Meteorite Diamond

At about 14:00 on October 4, 2019, China time, the five astronauts who landed on the moon successfully returned to the Jiuquan Space Center with a large number of samples collected from the moon. Nan Junpeng and Li Yang chose to stay in the lunar base temporarily, while Wang Zhong and Yang Xing chose to stay in the "Moon Palace" space station temporarily.

The four people did not return to Earth this time. Their return time will be postponed for a week, waiting for the next batch of astronauts to go to the moon to replace them. The expected return time is October 10.

It is obvious that China is already preparing to organize space shuttles to travel between the earth and the moon regularly. Establishing a permanent lunar base is not a joke, and it must form a normal state. Every week, there are space shuttles that travel back and forth between the earth and the moon, constantly transporting materials and personnel to the moon.

The successful return of Xiao Mingguang, Yu Haitian, Lan Yu, Liu Qi, and Ouyang Hao naturally cheered throughout China, which means that China's manned lunar landing activity this time has been a complete success. Not only can they land on the moon, but they can also return very smoothly. The moon will be their own back garden in the future. Go whenever you want.

However, the celebration meeting was not held so soon, because there were still four space heroes on the moon. The celebration meeting for the manned moon landing would not be held until all four of them returned to Earth.

Although the celebration meeting was not held so soon, the large number of samples of lunar rocks, soil, etc. that they brought back this time were in the hands of scientists as soon as possible. There are many advanced scientific instruments on Earth that cannot be moved into space. Scientists can conduct detailed analysis on such samples and finally obtain more accurate and detailed information.

For example, the content of rare earth resources in lunar basalt, the difficulty of mining, the value of ilmenite, the difficulty and method of mining, etc., are all very important information for the next step of lunar mining. Only by clarifying these things can we develop the moon in a targeted manner in the future.

The most concerned thing is naturally the huge crystal discovered by Ouyang Hao. As soon as this crystal arrived on Earth, a team of scientists was organized on the Chinese side to analyze it using various scientific instruments. Soon the scientists came to the conclusion that this was actually a rare six-crystal meteorite diamond.

The hexacrystalline meteorite diamond is simply called Lonsdale stone. There are only two pieces in the world, one is in Uncle Sam and the other is in China. The first person to discover this substance was called Lonsdale, so it was named after him.

Diamond (called diamond after polishing) contains more than 90% carbon. Diamonds on Earth show four diffraction lines in the light diffraction test, while this hexacrystalline diamond shows six diffraction lines in the test. It is different from the ones on Earth. It is something that only exists in outer space. In layman's terms, it is a diamond from outer space. The one in China is worth 25 million US dollars.

You should know that the weight of this hexacrystalline meteorite diamond in China is only 43.03 carats, and its purity is far less than that of the one found on the moon. In 2003, its estimated value was as high as 25 million US dollars. Now its value has long exceeded 50 million US dollars.

The six-crystal meteorite diamond that Ouyang Hao found on the moon has a higher purity and a very large volume. It weighs more than 4 tons. It is no longer calculated by carats. Its value is estimated to be more than 500 billion US dollars. Of course, this is only estimated according to the market price.

It is false to say that someone is willing to spend 500 billion US dollars to buy it, and China has no intention of selling it at all. Instead, it is going to put it in the China Aerospace Museum and display it as a publicity tool, and named it "Moonlight"!

Because this huge six-crystal meteorite diamond is not just a diamond, but in a dark environment, it will also emit a dazzling brilliance like a moon pearl. This is one of the important reasons why its value can be estimated at a sky-high price of 500 billion US dollars.

For the whole of China, it is not important whether "Moonlight" is sold or not, whether it is cut or not. What is important is that everyone now knows its value, which is as high as 500 billion US dollars. What a concept. You should know that the peak period of China's foreign currency reserves was only 4 trillion US dollars, which is the valuation of 8 "Moonlights".

Countless people can't help but imagine that if they can also find similar gems on the moon, let alone 500 billion US dollars, even 500 million US dollars is enough, and they can get rich overnight.

The whole of China has set off a topic about treasure hunting on the moon. Now the Chinese government has also made it clear that it will officially open the moon to China at the beginning of next year when conditions are gradually mature. At that time, individuals can travel to the moon, mine minerals, explore, etc.

This undoubtedly greatly stimulated the desire of the whole of China to expand abroad. The rich resources and a large number of treasures on the moon have greatly stimulated private capital and power. If the No. 1 document at the beginning of 2019 is just the beginning, then this time the whole of China has almost been deeply attracted.

You should know that the astronauts who landed on the moon found the "Moonlight" hexacrystalline meteorite diamond worth 500 billion US dollars after only a short search near the lunar base. There are countless meteorite craters and other things like this on the moon, which means that the moon is full of countless treasures.

From news media to online headlines, from the upper class to ordinary people, the eyes of the whole China have been focused on the moon. All kinds of information about the moon have spread throughout China, and even many primary school students can recite the moon seas and important place names on the moon.

As for the power and capital of the nation, they have begun to gather. These well-informed people have learned from various channels that the Chinese top leaders intend to stimulate the development of space in the whole China. In the future, the moon will definitely be developed externally. At that time, lunar exploration, tourism, mining, etc. will soon emerge. Now is the time for preparation. If you want to drink and eat meat in the future, you must start working hard to prepare now.

China is preparing to hold a grand manned lunar landing exhibition, and a large number of rock specimens and soil specimens brought back from the moon will be exhibited on a tour. Of course, the "Moonlight" diamond is indispensable in it, which will completely stimulate the enthusiasm and passion of the Chinese nation for external exploration.

On October 7, the leader of the polar bear country came to China, and the representatives of both sides held a cordial meeting. The Chinese diplomats naturally introduced to the polar bear leaders the great achievements China has made in the field of space, and finally generously gave the polar bears a 10-jin lunar basalt as a gift.

Only Uncle Sam could give stones as a national gift. China once gave Uncle Sam a very precious gift as a witness to the friendship between the two countries, but Uncle Sam's return gift actually included a lunar rock sample weighing only 1 gram.

Of course, it cannot be said that this 1-gram rock sample is not valuable. The cost of collecting gifts from the moon is very high. Although it is only 1 gram, it is also a very precious thing, which is taken back from the moon.

However, it still has to be said that Uncle Sam is shameless. He gave too stingy a gift, only 1 gram, which is very small, but at that time, it seemed that this was also a way for Uncle Sam to publicize his own strength.

The only person on Earth who could land on the moon and collect things back was Uncle Sam. The pride of Uncle Sam at that time can be seen from the national-level scene.

Now China is naturally learning from Uncle Sam and sending stones as gifts. Moreover, countries that are not heavyweight should not expect to receive this precious gift, because this is a stone collected from the moon.

Of course, China has been very generous since ancient times, and it is naturally impossible to be as stingy as Uncle Sam, who only sent 1 gram of small stones. If you want to give something, you will naturally be more generous, and you will send 10 kilograms of lunar basalt.

National treasure Gun Gun will naturally protest. It is agreed that I will be sent as a gift, so why do you start sending stones!

China can generously send 10 kilograms of lunar basalt as a gift, and it is naturally confident, because the samples of rocks, soil, etc. brought back by the "Houyi" are very large, far exceeding the amount collected by Uncle Sam when he landed on the moon, and there will be frequent trips to the moon in the future, so it is natural to be more generous.

If we use a lunar spacecraft to land on the moon like Uncle Sam did, the rock samples that can be carried will naturally be very rare, and we will be as stingy as Uncle Sam.

It can be said that now in China, when the country holds talks with other countries, it is inevitable to talk about China's great achievements in the field of space, and give moon rocks as gifts; even ordinary people are proud of China's strength.

Of course, more people are constantly recruiting troops and sharpening their knives. The eyes of private capital and power have become red. Various reports on the rich resources of the moon, coupled with the sky-high valuation of "moonlight" diamonds, etc., all tell everyone that there is no Chang'e, Wu Gang, or little white rabbit on the moon, but there are mountains of gold and silver waiting for everyone to dig.

As long as you are lucky enough to explore and mine on the moon, you may be the discoverer of the next "moonlight" diamond, and it is entirely possible to get rich overnight.

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