People,
A little while ago we saw this video from Japan showing crystaline structures all over the surface of the Moon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KI0VIUVkSg
As far back as the late 90s Hoagland was coming out saying that there were gigantic crystaline structures on the Moon, as much as a few miles high.
Dean
From: Christine Heffernan
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [allplanets-hollow] Re: Coast To Coast AM - Pyramids, Egypt & Angels - Monday 27, 2012
Hi Mike
It wasn't me, but I remember seeing the post you are referring to. I did a little digging via Google and found this which say 21% of the lunar surface is silicon:
http://www.moonsociety.org/projects/adb/wip/ore_extraction.htmPotential Methods of Ore Extraction on the Lunar
Surface
By Alexander M. Lapides
Abstract:
1. Introduction
Since the
beginning of time, the moon has been a thing of wonderment to humans, a symbol
of the unknown and larger universe. Now more than ever, a push has been made to
commercialize the moon, with entrepreneurs and risk-takers investing billions in
the newest high-tech equipment needed to reach the moon and harvest its natural
resources. The Artemis Society, an international association, has been
formulating its Artemis Project for several years, with the hope that one day,
science and commercialization will be the primary goals of the first
privately-supported lunar land-base and tourist destination. Although one goal
of the project will be the development of a commercialized environment on the
moon, science offers equally attractive objectives. For instance, the proposed
production of solar cells on the moon would provide a solution to the energy
crisis on earth for years to come. However, solar cells, rockets, and commercial
environments all need raw chemicals in order to function. Therefore, it is
necessary to examine the various methods of ore extraction which can take place
on the moon. This report will focus on specific types of extractive processes,
including electrometallurgy, chemical reactions, and novel concepts proposed by
scientists. Then, based on the findings, a brief solution will be suggested.
2. Electrometallurgy
2.1: Definition
One of the
potential extraction techniques is electrometallurgy. Although the term
electrometallurgy implies that only metals will be extracted from lunar soil,
this is not the case. One of the main chemicals being targeted for ore
extraction and processing is liquid and gaseous oxygen, because of its use in
rocket fuels and simple respiration. Electrometallurgy, which is defined as
using electricity and electrolysis in order to separate a compound into its
component elements or molecules or to reduce a metallic compound into simply the
metal itself, has great potential on the moon because of its lack simplicity,
dual extraction-purification purposes, and tested reliability.
2.2: Specific Uses in Artemis
2.2.1: Magma Electrolysis
In the
process of magma electrolysis, lunar soil (also known as regolith) is collected,
heated to super-hot temperatures using concentrated sunlight, which can reach
5500 degrees Celsius, and is, essentially, melted. Then, the liquid rock is
subjected to simple electrolysis, which separates the oxygen (which is the most
abundant element in the lunar crust) from the metallic elements with which it
commonly bonds, including magnesium, aluminum, calcium, iron, and silicates. One
the problems of this process is that one of the electrodes in the electrolysis
process would need to be made (or at least coated) with platinum, because of the
elementâs inertness in reactions (the other electrode could be made from steel).
Also, platinum is corroded without much difficulty in the presence of silicates,
one of the products of the electrolysis. Therefore, this type of extraction
might prove costly if the electrodes need to be continually replaced. However,
this process has many positive aspects too. A small amount of equipment is
involved and the process itself is very simple. Also, the quantity of elements
yielded could make this a promising universal (no pun intended) extraction
technique.1
2.2.2: Silicate Minerals
One of the
main goals of the Artemis Project is to mine enough silicon on the moon (Silicon
comprises 21% of the lunar soil.) to be able to produce enough solar panels to,
more or less, solve the energy crisis on Earth. Therefore, it is necessary to
mine silicon in a reliable and cost-effective way. One proposed method is to use
electrolysis on silicate minerals (such as
CaAl2ÂÂ-Si4O8) to extract the silicon, oxygen,
and, theoretically, the other elements involved as well. Though few experiments
have been run, this method requires little energy, no refinement, no reactants,
little equipment, and is not complex in nature. A variation on this is called
flux silicate mineral processing. In essence, itâs the same thing, except one
must first reduce the CaAl2ÂÂ-Si4O8 with
aluminum. This immediately yields solid silicon for the production of solar
cells. The other end products are calcium oxide (CaO) and aluminum oxide
(Al2O3). Besides the immediate production of solid
silicon, the flux process also requires less energy than the normal method, has
less corrosion involved, and has higher conductivity in the electrodes. The
downside to this method (as with the magma electrolysis) is that the life of the
electrodes is unknown and could come at a cost that might jeopardize this method
of extraction. The main obstacle still to overcome is finding a cheap, yet
reliable electrode for the electrolysis process.
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From: "mm48ny@..." <mm48ny@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2012 5:46 AM
Subject: [allplanets-hollow] Re: Coast To Coast AM - Pyramids, Egypt & Angels - Monday 27, 2012
Group,
Does anyone remember sending in a post
with a link about the Moon being covered
with silica/silicon? If you did send it can
you please resend it? I think this may lend
credence, once again, that the Vedas make
the mark, or withstand the test of time. Srila
Prabhupada mentions that the Moon has its
own effulgence, and I always believed that,
but struggled with it at some points, as to
how that could be possible, but now it makes
sense to me, i.e., SILICA/SILICONE!!!
AGTSP!
Mike, NYC
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