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Merière in his office in Montreuil
On December 8th 160 years ago, Georges Méliès, the “father of theater and film,” was born in Paris, and thus began a legendary life. As one of the representative works of this film master, the French black and white silent film “Travel to the Moon” in 1902 brought the moon to the screen for the first time and became the first science fiction film in history.
When you read this, Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, which can only be seen once every 80,000 years, is approaching the Earth at a speed of more than 200,000 kilometers per hour, and is expected to arrive at the closest distance to the Earth on December 12. point. Today, I will take you to look up into space, to see places farther than the stars, and to look back on the years that are longer than the earth.
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A scene from the French film “Travel to the Moon” in 1902
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“Step on Mars, the future destination of space migration”
Since our ancestors looked up at the night sky for the first time, the moon, starry sky, and even the entire universe have never ceased to arouse the imagination of mankind. But there has never been any planet that can arouse the imagination of mankind as strongly as Mars. Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun, 1.52 astronomical units away, and we have always regarded it as a potential destination for future space migration.
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Long before David Bowie created the image of the Martian, HG Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” told the story of the Martian invasion of the earth. According to legend, this When the novel was adapted into a radio drama and aired in 1938, many listeners believed it was true, and there was a massive panic.
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The most realistic work about the experience of Mars is undoubtedly the movie “The Martian” released in 2015. The biologist starring Hollywood actor Matt Damon was trapped on Mars alone, waiting for rescue.
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The plot of his planting potatoes on Mars is particularly impressive. In fact, the basic technology of space planting has already appeared and has begun to be put into practice. The International Space Station is currently operating a space farm called “Veggie” that uses light to cultivate a series of crops such as lettuce. On the earth, countries with relatively short farmland such as the Netherlands already have this new type of agriculture. The use of LED lights to replace conventional light has lower heat and carbon dioxide emissions than traditional agriculture.
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· Top highlights of Mars ·
>Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is the largest volcano on Mars and the largest known volcano in the solar system. It is three times the height of Mount Everest and covers an area relatively close to China’s Yunnan Province (about 300,000 square kilometers, Yunnan’s 380,000 square kilometers). Square kilometers), but the slope is only about 5%, it must be quite easy to climb up, and one day it will be a highlight of every Martian traveler’s itinerary.
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>Hike through Sailor Canyon
The Grand Canyon in the United States is very large, but it is not at the same level as this huge canyon on Mars. Its length is 5 times that of the Grand Canyon, and its depth is 4 times. A big canyon. If you can hike under its towering rust-red cliffs, you will definitely leave unforgettable memories.
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“Explore the sun, the source of human life”
The sun brings the entire solar system together with its own gravity, and everything from the largest planets to the smallest dust particles revolves around it. The relationship and interaction between the sun and the earth drive the changes in seasons, ocean currents, weather, radiation belts, and aurora. Without the strong radiant energy of the sun, there would be no life on earth.
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Many ancient civilizations reflect the instinctive needs of mankind to try to understand the sun. For example, the Kukulcan Pyramid [Kukulcan Pyramid, usually called El Castillo] built by the Mayans in the area of present-day Mexico between 1000 and 1200. The pyramid is nearly 23 meters high, and every two days at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, a wonderful and wonderful light and shadow show will be staged. The northwest and southwest corners of the pyramid can point accurately to the direction of the sun’s rise and fall on the summer and winter solstices, respectively.
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In film and television works, since Superman first appeared on the screen in 1941, the sun has been his source of energy. In fact, in most space-themed movies, the sun plays a warm role. Of course, Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine” (2007) is an exception. That time, the sun became the villain in a dying state, intending to push the earth into the eternal frozen abyss. The astronaut flew over to save mankind, and finally unsurprisingly used a bomb to reignite the sun.
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“Go to Venus for a stop”
Venus is named after Venus, the god of love and beauty in the West. Since Botticelli created the famous painting “The Birth of Venus” in the 15th century, Venus, with the same name as Venus, has become more feminine. synonym.
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Almost all of the topographic features on Venus are named after famous women. For example, the Sacajawea crater is named after the Indian women who helped Lewis and Clark explore the western United States. The name of Diana Canyon comes from the Roman goddess. , Can be said to be one of the eight planets that closely follows the trend of thought of the times.
Kenneth Lonergan was inspired by Venus and created the play “The Starry Messenger”, which tells the story of a frustrated astronomer. Video games such as “Transhuman Space” and “Battlezone” also use Venus as their story background.
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· Top highlights of Venus ·
> Enjoy the sunrise from the west
Although the greenhouse effect of the atmosphere of Venus is extremely serious, the surface is like a hell of fire, even lead can melt, but the rotation direction of this planet is opposite to that of the earth. The sun rises from the west to the east. This alone makes Venus worth a visit. of.
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“Jupiter Parade, Rainbow Candy in the Universe”
The radius of Jupiter is 11 times that of the Earth, more than twice that of the other seven planets combined. From a distance, unique vortices and stripes can be seen on the surface of Jupiter, which look like a rainbow sugar ball suspended in the universe. In fact, these stripes are clouds of ammonia and water, located in the upper layer of Jupiter’s atmosphere.
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As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is also a big star in pop culture and has appeared in many movies, TV shows, video games and comics. In the Wachowski sisters’ sci-fi blockbuster “Jupiter Ascending”, Jupiter is an eye-catching destination, while Mu Wei appears in “Cloud Atlas”, “Power Rangers”, “Halo” (Halo) and many other works in the background.
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· Jupiter’s top highlights ·
>Tracking Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is actually a storm that has been raging for hundreds of years and will continue. This storm was extremely powerful and terrifying in scale, and there was surplus when the entire earth was packed inside. Compared with it, the worst storm on the earth could only be regarded as a breeze.
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> Go diving in Europa
There are many moons in the solar system, and Europa is the most likely to have extraterrestrial life. It is speculated that there is a huge saltwater ocean hidden under the ice shell of this satellite, and there may be volcanic craters or submarine hot springs on the seabed. The environmental conditions are very similar to those at the time of the birth of life on earth.
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“Saturn, a floating planet”
When it comes to Saturn, it is estimated that the first thing everyone thinks of is its halo. These large plates made of ice, dust and rocks have been spinning around Saturn, like a hula hoop show in the universe.
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It is unimaginable that Saturn is the only planet in the solar system with an average density lower than that of water. In other words, if you throw it into an oversized bathtub, the gas star will really float up like a beach volleyball-such a bathtub is really hard to find, but it is very interesting.
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With its unique halo as its business card, Saturn is fully capable of being elected “the most recognizable planet in the solar system”, so it has appeared on the screen frequently. In the movie “Beetlejuice” (Beetlejuice), it is the home of giant sandworms, and in “Interstellar”, it is the location of the mysterious wormhole. You can find Saturn in many movies and games such as “Robot Story”, “2001 A Space Odyssey”, and “Star Trek”.
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· Saturn’s top highlights ·
> Drive a spacecraft through Saturn’s rings
Seven iconic huge rings circle Saturn, forming one of the greatest wonders of the solar system. The ring of Saturn is composed of ice, rocks and dust. It is huge in scale. The farthest distance is 282,000 kilometers from Saturn. It can be seen on the earth with a binoculars that makes sense. If you can take a spacecraft to pass through the ring at close range , That kind of scene, think about it for yourself!
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> Go to Enceladus to admire the huge ice fountain
Enceladus is the sixth largest moon of Saturn, and in many ways the most interesting satellite. Because it is covered with a thick layer of ice, it is the brightest celestial body in the solar system. Of course, it is also extremely cold there, and the surface temperature is only about -201°C. It also has a unique attraction, that is, in its Antarctic, huge geysers will spew out ice gas from time to time. This also makes Enceladus’s albedo even higher, which is extremely dazzling.
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“Towards Neptune”
The ice giant Neptune is the first planet whose existence is judged by mathematical calculations. Since Pluto was removed from the list of planets in the solar system, Neptune has become the only planet in the solar system that cannot be observed with the naked eye.
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Although Neptune is the most distant planet in the solar system, it frequently appears in popular culture and novels. The 1997 sci-fi horror film “Event Horizon” set the background of the story on Neptune. The protagonist went to investigate a spacecraft that disappeared in Neptune’s orbit. Its actor was Laurence Fishburne (Laurence Fishburne). ) It was Morpheus in the later “The Matrix” series.
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In the short story “The Star” (1897) by science fiction master H.G. Wells, a planetary collision led to the destruction of Neptune. In the 2001 remake of the “Star Trek” TV series, a spacecraft that can travel between Earth and Neptune within 6 minutes appeared.
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· Neptune’s top highlights ·
>Fly in the whirlpool
Neptune, like Jupiter, is a gas giant. The atmosphere with hydrogen, helium, and methane as the main components is very violent, and powerful storms are often formed, which is what Neptune calls “vortexes.” The wind speed in the storm can reach 2,400 kilometers per hour, which is many times stronger than that of the highest wind speed on earth. One of the storms was called the Great Black Spot. It was observed by Voyager 2 in 1989 and disappeared in 1994, but other similar vortices were observed later.
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“Space Roaming High Light Experience”
· Appreciate the wonderful supernova and black hole quasars ·
There are many types of stars, and they are in different stages of evolution. The yellow dwarf sun we are most familiar with is just one of them. Explosions like the Kepler supernova have left gorgeous nebulae in the universe, and the distant quasar ULAS J1120+0641, empowered by supermassive black holes, can emit strong radiation waves. Such a spectacle cannot be missed.
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· Looking for exo-terrestrial planets ·
Fly to star systems such as TRAPPIST-1 and Kepler-22 to investigate exoplanets in the immediate habitat. Scientists believe that the condition of some of these planets is very similar to that of the earth, and they may actually give birth to life.
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· Seeing “Earth Out” on the Moon ·
There are countless classic photos circulated in the world, but there are very few that can be comparable to the “earth out”-our home planet rises from the horizon of the moon, and the bright blue planet is suspended in the endless darkness of space, showing its magic and Vulnerability.
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· Living on Earth ·
There are many wonders in the universe, but the biggest wonder is our home earth. Regardless of the many stars, planets, satellites, and asteroids in the universe, as far as we know, there is only life on the earth, and there are all kinds of life.
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So, please remember this sentence in your cosmic roaming journey: Our planet is unique.
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