China News Service, July 17 (Zheng Yingying) On July 17, the world's largest planetarium-the Shanghai Planetarium opened!
At the scene, part of the lunar soil brought back by Chang'e-5 formally entered the museum.
Chang'e-5 brought back 1731 grams of lunar soil for humans.
In the Shanghai Planetarium, models of Chang'e 5 and Yutu 2 were also displayed.
Photo courtesy of Shanghai Planetarium
China's first female observatory director Ye Shuhua, 94-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also came to the scene.
She once suggested the construction of a planetarium, thinking that deep space exploration is an important "field" for science and technology competition among countries in this century. The construction of a planetarium can stimulate young people's interest in astronomy and cultivate reserve talents for China's deep space exploration.
She said that the planetarium can deliver correct and scientific knowledge to all people. In addition to the general knowledge that should be known in the future, the planetarium will also focus on introducing some new discoveries and new concepts. This is the ultimate planetarium. the goal of.
Models of Chang'e 5 and Yutu 2 Photograph by Zheng Yingying
The Shanghai Planetarium started construction in November 2016. It is located in the Lingang New Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, close to the Shanghai Metro Line 16 Dishuihu Station. It covers an area of approximately 58,600 square meters and a building area of approximately 38,000 square meters. , Its building scale is the largest in the world compared with the existing planetariums in other countries.
Photo by Zheng Yingying
It is reported that the Shanghai Planetarium will officially open to the public on the 18th after undergoing a preliminary passenger flow stress test.