Chapter 28 The source of meteorites
A week later, in Beijing, the School of Astronomy, Tsinghua University.
[Flying Stones from Avatar] After a long journey, I finally arrived at the laboratory of the Academy of Astronomical Sciences.
Due to the huge size and mass, Li Huiqun specially converted a large equipment room on the first floor of the experimental building into a laboratory, which is specially used for the storage and research of [Flying Stone in the Sky].
"Qi Chen, thank you for your hard work during this period, and you have been tanned a lot in the desert." Li Huiqun looked at Yuan Shichen with a kind face.
"Dean, this is what I should do, and I am particularly willing to do it." Yuan Shichen replied, his love for astronomy research was revealed in his words.
Li Huiqun didn't say anything else, just nodded with relief.
At this time, the [Flying Stone from the Sky] has been professionally cleaned, removing the dust that has been covered by thousands of years, showing its true nature.
The eight stone Chinese characters "Actually responsible for heaven and live forever" have basically oxidized and fallen off on the literal surface, with only a few traces left.
After measurement, the overall volume of [Flying Stone in the Sky] is about 3 cubic meters and has a mass of more than 9 tons. It is the largest stone meteorite found at present.
[Flying Stones from the Sky] Most of the surfaces are dark brown and have air marks of varying sizes.
There are obvious signs of one corner of the flying stone being chiseled and then polished.
According to the previous information in the dream, Yuan Shichen guessed that the defective part was the black treasure green meteorite sample that was chiseled down by General Ban Chao and then moved several times, and finally fell into the experimental group.
In this way, the whole meteorite is not single. Except for the defective corner, which is the texture of the black Baolu meteorite, most of the others are composed of other components.
Even Dean Li Huiqun was amazed by the meteorite that constituted such a complex meteorite, saying that it was the first time he had met.
What kind of secrets are hidden in it, and all the answers to it need to be further studied to uncover.
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In the next week, Yuan Shichen was completely buried in the research on [Flying Stones outside the sky]. Except for basic rest, most of the rest were spent in the laboratory.
During this period, the news that the meteorite science research team led by the former Naichen had made major discoveries in Xinjiang gradually spread throughout Tsinghua University.
However, Yuan Shichen kept a low profile as always. In addition to telling his parents about his special experiences in Niya Ruins and Loulan Ancient City, he only mentioned them slightly after asking a few roommates of Zhang Xiaoming, Yang Yang and Deng Xiaochao.
This is the sixth day after Yuan Shichen returned to the Astronomy Academy.
Tsinghua University, the open-air stadium of the School of Astronomy, and in the simple circular auditorium, Yuan Shichen and Chen Shuqin were sitting side by side.
Since only satellite phones can contact the outside world in the depths of the desert, the two of them have been unable to contact each other for the past twenty days. So, when Chen Shuqin learned that Yuan Shichen had returned, he came to visit him.
"I'm so sorry, you always come to visit me, and I haven't been to Peking University to find you." Yuan Shichen felt a little apology in his heart.
"It's okay, who made you so busy?" Chen Shuqin smiled at Yuan Shichen's slightly dark face, "I haven't seen you for more than twenty days, why are you so dark?"
"Isn't this going to support desert construction?" Yuan Shichen replied with a smile.
"Your discovery in Loulan this time is really sensational. Even our school is circulating your adventures in Niya ruins and Loulan ancient city. "Chen Shuqin said with great interest, "Some say you are surrounded by dangers in sandstorms, and some say you can sense the underground stone chamber through the power of stars. The rumors are so vivid."
Yuan Shichen smiled but said nothing. These scenes must have been "leaked" by Lu Qinglian and Chen Xi, and they must have been carefully artistically processed.
"Fortunately, you are safe. I am really worried about you when I hear the sandstorm..." Chen Shuqin said gently, but her eyes looked at the runway not far away.
"Thank you for your concern." Yuan Shichen turned to look at Chen Shuqin beside him, and a hint of warmth appeared in his heart.
"Do you have to study it next?" Chen Shuqin asked again.
"Well, the meteorite has been found, and it will take a lot of time to uncover the secret of the meteorite." Yuan Shichen replied.
"Be careful of your health, don't work too hard." Chen Shuqin's words showed concern.
"I'll notice, by the way, are you doing well lately?"
"I'm all good and my studies are going well. Recently, I have also taken the second major. Seeing you so hardworking, I feel embarrassed to be lazy." Chen Shuqin replied with a smile.
"Oh, what major is the second major elective?" asked Yuan Shichen.
"biology."
“From international finance to biology, the span is so big.”
"I can only allow you to do scientific research. My dream in kindergarten was to be a scientist."
"That's it. I remember when I was a child, nine out of ten children were quite scientists."
"Heaven follows people's wishes. Haven't you become a scientist now?"
"It's still far."
"Let's have dinner together to celebrate."
"Okay, I'll take you back after dinner."
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At the weekly meeting of Dean Li Hui’s experimental group, School of Astronomy, School of Tsinghua University, Experimental Building.
"Director Li, the preliminary test results of the meteorite brought back from the ancient city of Loulan have come out." Yuan Shichen took several documents to report.
"Are there any special discoveries?" Dean Li had a solemn expression on his face.
"It can be basically concluded that the black Baoqing meteorite sample in our laboratory is part of this [Flying Stone in the Sky], and the connection between the two stones is basically consistent." Yuan Shichen continued, "In addition, in the overall meteorite, we also found two parts with the same material as the Black Baoqing meteorite sample. They are located at the bottom of the [Flying Stone in the Sky], and there is another inlaid inside."
"Have the material components of each part been analyzed?" Dean Li continued to ask.
"After testing, the section of the black-Baolu meteorite is as bright as pure iron. Its characteristic is that the crust is very obvious, such as the rocks that include a layer of black-green mud, which is strongly magnetic. In the black-Baolu meteorite samples, there are 56% magnetite, 7% nickel, and the others are non-earth minerals. As our previous conclusion, compared with the various meteorite samples found around the world, the astronomical world cannot judge its source. It is very likely that it is from a planet produced during the Big Bang 15 billion light years away."
"And the components of the other parts of the [Flying Stone from the Sky] are completely different from those of the Black Porcelain meteorite." Yuan Shichen continued. "The other parts of the meteorite contain about 90% of the dark brown high-speed rail peridotite, 5% of monoclinopyroxene, and 1.7% of plagioclase."
"Whether there is a comparison and analysis with other meteorite samples?" Li Huiqun raised new questions when he heard this.
"After comparing, the sample components of this part are basically the same as the many [pure rugby-aphael Martian meteorites] found in history." Harashi Chen answered with great certainty.
"Mars meteorite!" This conclusion surprised everyone in the experimental group.
After the meeting, Dean Li and Yuan Shichen took samples and analyzed the [Flying Stone in the Sky] again in the laboratory.
The results of the reanalysis once again confirm the previous conclusions of Yuan Shichen.
"Xi Chen, what do you think of this meteorite?" Dean Li asked meaningfully at Yuan Xi Chen.
"Dean, because the composition analysis and source of the main part of the meteorite and the black treasure green part are obviously inconsistent. I guess, first, the asteroid from space hit the Martian volcanic rock formation. The violent impact caused some Martian lava to splash and erupt and escape Martian gravity. Some of the Martian lava merged with the fragments of the asteroid during the impact, and finally changed its trajectory to enter the gravity range of the earth for various reasons, and finally fell to the earth to become the [Flying Stone from the Sky] we see now. "After thinking, Yuan Hashichen boldly expressed his opinion.
"Xian Chen, your idea is very imaginative and full of rigorous logic. I agree with your assumptions." President Li said with great emotion, "In the current situation, our research strength is no longer enough. I will report our research results to the Chinese Academy of Sciences as soon as possible and invite more experts and scholars to participate in this project."
(To be continued)
Chapter completed!