The artificial moon is the largest masterpiece in Panzhou, covering an area of 5024 square meters, with a height of 100 meter and a width of 40 meters. Therefore, many people call Panzhou "the city of the moon". The artificial moon is tall, magnificent and dazzling, illuminating the streets of Panzhou City, and the night is like day.
What is an artificial moon?
In fact, the so-called artificial moon is an artificial lighting satellite with a large space reflector. Generally speaking, the artificial moon is a mirror, and its function is to reflect sunlight back to the earth at night. According to scientists' preliminary estimation, the artificial moon reflects sunlight for a long time, and its brightness should be eight times higher than that of the moon.
The origin of the artificial moon:
The idea of artificial moon originated in France. At that time, an artist from Paris, France put forward an idea. He hopes that by placing a mirror in the night sky of Paris, the sunlight will be reflected to Paris, so that Paris at night can be as bright as dusk even without street lamps and other lighting tools.
The former Soviet Union tried the artificial moon project in 1990, and after the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, Russia also tried to launch an artificial sun in 1999, but both failed. At 20 18, China newspaper published a report about "artificial moon": China plans to launch a new satellite named "artificial moon" in 2020. This satellite will be like an amplifier, illuminating the real moon and the city streets eight times at night.