Moon rich in natural resources, experts say
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calculate">calculate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="probe">probe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="Yutu">Yutu</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stride">stride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Ya">Ya</span>'<span word="nan">nan</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="titanium">titanium</span>, <span word="silicon">silicon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helium">helium</span>-3, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="fusion">fusion</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="helium">helium</span>-3 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="helium">helium</span>-3 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greener">greener</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fission">fission</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="uranium">uranium</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fusion">fusion</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="reactor">reactor</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="helium">helium</span>-3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deuterium">deuterium</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extracted">extracted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seawater">seawater</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radioactivity">radioactivity</span>, <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radiological">radiological</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>. <span word="Used">Used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="helium">helium</span>-3 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 20 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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