256: Chapter 256: The Moon Has Been Processed

"The Moon is hollow and full of water. Wait, let me catch my breath!"

"So what exactly is the Moon? Is it an alien space station?"

"Damn, bro, don't stop! Keep going, I love listening to this!"

For the people of this world, it was the first time they had ever seen someone claim that the Moon was actually hollow.

Not only that, but the inside of this hollow space was supposedly full of water!

People initially thought it was nonsense, until some started searching online and actually found the report of that paper on the NASA homepage. The Moon had indeed been detected to have hydraulic damping!!!

This completely implied that even if it wasn't water inside, there was a high probability of a large hollow space!!!

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Huaqing University physics dormitory building.

Professor Wu looked as if he had seen a ghost. "How is this possible?"

His eyes were sharp, trying to find a flaw on Jiang Zhe's face, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find one.

Li Mo couldn't help but look at his teacher. "Teacher, is this real? Does the lunar seismic experiment really show hydraulic damping?"

Guan Jingming shook his head. "I don't know. I have never learned about this from start to finish!"

"However, the lunar seismic data belongs to NASA, and we didn't get the first-hand material. But if the hydraulic damping he mentioned is real, then the Moon might really be... a non-natural celestial body!"

"I don't mean an alien spaceship or anything like that, but a very special kind of satellite!"

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Principal Fu's office.

Principal Fu, Wang Weiguo, Old Yu, and Xiao Wang all looked at Ren Xiaoyao in unison.

Ren Xiaoyao gasped. "It seems... it really does exist."

"I have seen the concept of hydraulic damping in an astronomical paper before; it indeed only exists on planets filled with liquid."

Old Yu the Physicist pressed, "So, the detection of hydraulic damping on the Moon means..."

Ren Xiaoyao replied: "Yes, it means that the interior of the Moon is highly likely to be hollow. Even if it is not completely empty, there is at least a hollow, sparse space of dozens or even hundreds of kilometers; it is not completely empty."

After he finished speaking, the office fell silent for a while. Wang Weiguo couldn't help but ask: "But didn't you say before that the Moon has a crust, a mantle, and a core, with a clear layered structure?"

Ren Xiaoyao said with a self-deprecating expression, "That is the standard answer in textbooks. But now, even I am not sure."

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Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming frowned, unable to help but question, "Hydraulic damping? What does this prove? Maybe it was caused by something else?"

Robert spoke with a grave expression: "So that's how it is!"

Zheng Ming looked at Robert. "What do you mean?"

"The brother of the streamer you showed me is basing his speculation that the Moon is hollow on NASA's data."

"NASA's data, Apollo's lunar seismic experiments, are all public. I knew about these when I was employed there; it's just that I never imagined these pieces of evidence in the direction of a [Hollow Moon]."

"The conclusion we reached inside NASA was — [The Moon has a gap, the exact size is unknown]."

At this point, Robert narrowed his eyes. He had to admire Jiang Zhe's train of thought. Calling it a hollow Moon full of water was actually not an exaggeration, because the hydraulic damping was real. He even thought Jiang Zhe had been a bit modest.

"Not only that. The Moon's rock samples tell us even more!"

"More?"

The three of them looked over in unison.

Robert nodded repeatedly. "The lunar rock samples brought back by Apollo contain a large amount of titanium."

"The titanium content in the rocks on the Moon's surface is shockingly high. Seismic wave analysis shows that the Moon's surface has a rock layer about 6 kilometers thick. And further down, there is a titanium metal layer about 20 kilometers thick."

He looked at Zheng Ming. "And titanium is extremely rare on our Earth, but it is everywhere on the Moon."

Celestial Master Zhang asked: "What does this prove?"

"It means the Moon is not the same as the Earth; if the Moon really split off from the Earth, or formed together with the Earth, its composition should be similar to the Earth's — and the titanium content should be about the same."

"But now? It's completely different."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but look regretful. "Based on this point alone, one can actually refute the Twin Theory and the Giant Impact Hypothesis."

Wang Chongyang frowned slightly. "Then what about further down?"

"Further down, according to the analysis of seismic wave propagation speed, the interior of the Moon should be composed of lower-density material; it is very likely ice, or some kind of water aggregate. It wouldn't be completely empty inside."

Hearing this, Zheng Ming said with some disappointment: "Could the Moon really be a hollow, and a hollow metal sphere?"

Robert nodded with a serious expression. "Yes, there is no such celestial body in nature."

"All naturally formed celestial bodies have high density at the center and low density on the outer layers. This is the fundamental law of gravity — matter collapses toward the center under its own gravity, and the closer to the center, the denser it gets!"

"But what about the Moon?"

"The center has low density, and the outside has high density; a titanium shell with an empty interior, or one full of water and ice."

He gasped, his tone full of disbelief. "No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a naturally formed celestial body."

After he finished speaking, Celestial Master Zhang, Wang Chongyang, and Zheng Ming looked at each other, all feeling goosebumps crawling up their backs.

Zheng Ming asked with difficulty: "So Mr. Robert, what I mean is, is there any possibility that the evidence he provided is faked?"

Robert looked at him and said with certainty, "They are all from NASA."

Zheng Ming wanted to say something but stopped, feeling very disappointed!

Robert added again: "And the Apollo lunar seismic data, lunar rock sample analysis, and seismic wave propagation speed are all public. Every point he mentioned can be found in NASA's database."

Hearing this, Zheng Ming was completely silenced.

He thought he would find flaws in Jiang Zhe's argument, but it turned out he was starting from real evidence.

Damn, Robert wouldn't become a fan of Jiang Zhe after tonight, would he?

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National Astronomical Observatory.

The meeting room was silent.

After a long while, a young researcher spoke softly, "So, is the Moon really a water planet, a planet with water inside?"

Another researcher shook his head. "Not just water. According to his logic, it could be water, or it could be... empty!"

Wang Weiguo took a deep breath. "Hydraulic damping, lunar seismic waveforms, and other data—we have all seen that data, but no one has ever dared to think in this direction."

Professor Zhang Qinian nodded. "Inertial thinking. Because we assumed the Moon was solid, when we saw that the lunar seismic waveforms were longer, we explained it as the Moon's interior being dry and loose. We never thought otherwise."

"By the way, what exactly is the Moon???"

After he finished speaking, everyone present shook their heads, but soon, goosebumps crawled all over their bodies.

On the big screen, inside the villa's living room.

Xiao Yu asked with a curious expression: "Bro, is the inside of the Moon really water?"

Jiang Zhe smiled slightly. "I didn't say it was all water; I just said the evidence suggests that it contains water."

"But you just mentioned hydraulic damping and said it could hold a large amount of water!"

Jiang Zhe picked up a pink inflatable hammer, reached out, and gently tapped Xiao Yu. "What your brother means is, it could be water, or it could be empty. The waveform only tells us that there is liquid sloshing inside. As for whether it is completely full or only partially full, we need more evidence."

Xiao Yu nodded thoughtfully. "I see!"

Apparently, she was a little disappointed.

After 2.5 seconds, she suddenly thought of something, and her beautiful eyes lit up. "Bro, if it's water..."

"It seems it could be water, or it could be hollow."

"If it's hollow, then wouldn't it be... a spaceship?"

Jiang Zhe glanced at Xiao Yu. "If it were a spaceship, that would be too much of a conspiracy theory. As for what it really is, we can only wait until there is more evidence in the future for the truth to be revealed."

"I see!" Xiao Yu asked with some disappointment: "Bro, is there any other evidence that supports the Moon being unusual?"

Jiang Zhe operated his tablet and continued: "Of course there is."

"Third point: The metal that shouldn't exist."