Chapter 586: The Forbidden Area on the Back of the Moon
The camera carried by the lunar drone this time is technically supported by Fulun Technology. It not only has extremely high clarity, but also has a shooting frame rate of up to 120 frames per second.
Analyzing such high-frame video frame by frame is a very labor-intensive task.
Xu You didn't care about all this. He instantly entered into a flow state and began to analyze the images transmitted by the lunar rover frame by frame.
After his brain power gradually improved, Xu You could quickly enter the flow state and no longer needed a quiet environment around him.
This also greatly improved Xu You's efficiency, allowing every point of vitality to be used to the maximum extent.
"The teacher is so fast..."
Lin Shi, who was standing by, wanted to help Xu You find the key in the image, but she obviously couldn't keep up with Xu You's speed.
Xu You, who was in a flow state, seemed to have mastered the superpower of quantum speed reading. He flipped through each frame as fast as turning the pages of a book.
But Lin Shi knew that Xu You's speed was definitely within his control, so he gave up the idea of helping Xu You and waited for Xu You to find some important clues.
Lu Zhiyao had been watching silently from the side, full of confidence in Xu You.
"Um?"
After reviewing thousands of frames of high-definition images before the lunar drone lost contact, Xu You finally discovered something unusual.
After confirming back and forth, Xu You found the clearest image and circled the key part.
"Look, is there a hole here? "
After hearing Xu You's words, Lu Zhiyao, Lin Shi, Cui Ying and others turned their attention to the position circled by Xu You on the screen and looked at it carefully.
“ It seems … there really is a hole here!”
The camera on the lunar drone was clear enough, but I don’t know if it was because the distance was too far or the hole itself was very hidden and deep, making it difficult to find easily.
At this time, Lin Shi seemed to suddenly think of something and asked Xu You:
"Teacher, does the location where the lunar drone lost contact this time completely overlap with the location where the Lunar Rover No. 3 lost contact last time?"
Hearing this, Xu You shook his head and said:
"It has not been carefully calculated yet, but it is definitely not a complete overlap, and there is a certain distance between them."
"Is it possible that the distances between these two locations and the 'hole' are equal?"
The idea that Lu Zhiyao suddenly proposed made Xu You's eyes light up.
"Yes, this possibility does exist. Based on the data we already have, we can at least make an estimate."
As he spoke, Xu You started calculating in his mind without even taking a pen or paper.
Based on the data collected by the relay satellites we deployed on the moon, we can obtain the locations of the No. 3 lunar rover and the lunar drone when they lost contact.
Although this position is not very precise, the error can basically be controlled within a few dozen centimeters.
As long as the problematic area is large enough, it can be calculated relatively accurately.
Xu You repeatedly looked through the frames of images that were suspected to contain the mysterious "hole" and quickly estimated the approximate location of the hole.
After some complicated calculations in his brain, Xu You felt mixed emotions.
"Teacher, have you figured out anything?"
Seeing Xu You's expression, Lin Shi asked hurriedly.
"Well, Yaoyao's assumption just now is very likely correct. The area where the No. 3 lunar rover and the lunar drone lost contact are indeed basically the same distance from the hole."
As he spoke, Xu You opened the modeling software and plotted the results he had just calculated.
" This is the approximate location of the hole, with an error of about one meter. Here and here are the locations where the No. 3 lunar rover and the lunar drone just lost contact, respectively, with an error of about fifty centimeters. Both of these locations are about one hundred meters away from the hole."
Xu You explained the calculation methods for each position in the image. Lin Shi and Lu Zhiyao both nodded, indicating that they understood.
"Because the information we have at hand is still very limited , the actual error may be larger than this. However, we can basically conclude that there is probably a circular area on the back of the moon. Once you enter this area, you will completely lose contact with the outside world."
There is still some distance between the No. 3 lunar rover and the location where the lunar drone lost contact, and the mysterious black hole makes Xu You very confident in this conjecture.
If you want to prove whether this conjecture is true, the verification method is also very simple.
Just send out another drone and fly towards the black hole from another direction.
If the next drone also loses contact about a hundred meters away from the black cave, then everything will make sense.
However, even though the value of the lunar drone is not as high as that of the lunar rover, Xu You still does not want to lose any more drones.
The remaining three lunar drones still have missions to perform.
After making a basic judgment, Xu You contacted the National Space Administration and explained some of his previous inferences.
After hearing Xu You's inferences, the people at the space agency were all very shocked.
"Professor Xu, do you mean that there is a restricted area with a radius of 100 meters on the back of the moon?"
"Yes, before the characteristics of this range are clearly defined, calling it a 'restricted area' is indeed a very appropriate term. Fortunately, none of our astronauts entered this area, otherwise the damage would be irreparable."
Lunar rovers and drones can be rebuilt if they are lost, but human life is only once.
Next, Xu You discussed with the people from the space agency about how to prove this hypothesis and some of the cost issues that would result.
"As long as we pay for another drone, we can basically confirm whether this conjecture is correct or not. However, I personally do not recommend paying for another drone at this time. It is a more appropriate choice to let drones perform other tasks."
Even if Xu You's conjecture is not verified, Xu You feels that this possibility is almost certain.
"Okay, Professor Xu, I'll follow your suggestion first. If you have any questions, we'll contact you at any time."
According to Xu You's idea, they would not send lunar rovers and drones to approach the so-called "forbidden area" for the time being, but to carry out some other tasks.
But this does not mean that Xu You has given up his research on this area.
On the contrary, Xu You has made up his mind to unravel the secrets of this mysterious area!
