Panoramic view of the newly opened ‘Our Earth, and…’ exhibition hall on the first floor of the Geological Museum
[충청뉴스 이성현 기자] The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)’s new brand value, research on core minerals and space resource exploration, finally has a space to see and experience at the Geological Museum.
The Geological Research Institute Geological Museum announced on the 27th that it has opened two new exhibition halls, ‘Our Earth, and…’ and ‘Core Minerals – Scarcity for the Rare.’
The exhibition hall was created so that visitors can select and view a total of 50 videos, including the Earth’s surface, atmosphere, marine environment, and planets in the solar system.
In particular, the lunar surface thorium (Th) distribution map, which is precisely measured by the KIGAM gamma-ray spectrometer mounted on the Danuri, is added to the spherical projection image, allowing a vivid look at the elemental exploration process on the lunar surface.
In addition, a full-scale model of a gamma-ray spectrometer, rocks that make up the lunar crust, and lunar sandstone used in lunar surface exploration simulations are also on display, allowing you to see and experience everything from the Earth to the Moon at a glance.
‘Key Minerals – Scarcity for the Rare Exhibition Hall’ The video room on the second floor of the Geological Museum has been transformed into the ‘Core Minerals – Scarcity for the Rare’ exhibition hall.
The principles of formation of metal resources, exploration methods, types and importance of key minerals, recycling technologies, etc. are designed to be broadly and easily understood through physical samples, videos, and experiential exhibits.
In addition, you can observe specimens that are not easily accessible, such as ores such as lithium and titanium that have been discovered and studied in Korea, and drilling cores for exploration and development.
You can also experience ‘drilling exploration’, which was previously only possible for researchers in the field. We provide differentiated content such as ‘I, too, a drilling exploration researcher’ where you can become a drilling expedition member and experience drilling through videos and working models, and ‘Electric car simulation game’ where you can expand your knowledge about key minerals.
Lee Hang-jae, director of the Geological Museum, said, “This exhibition hall reorganization is a process of change for the geological museum to go beyond the function of a natural history museum and to have the function of a science museum with access to cutting-edge technology.” “I hope that people will realize that science and human life are closely related,” he said.
Director Lee Pyeong-gu said, “This is an exhibition hall where you can see a summary of KIGAM’s research, which is focusing on core mineral development and recycling research technology and expanding the scope of resource exploration beyond Earth to space,” and added, “Through this exhibition, aspiring scientists will be able to learn about geoscience.” “I hope you will have a meaningful time learning and experiencing.”
Anyone can visit the Geological Museum for free, and reservations are accepted on the website for groups of 10 or more people. Meanwhile, you can view the ‘Hapcheon Meteorite Impact Zone Special Exhibition’ at the Special Exhibition Room of the Geological Museum until March 3 next year.
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