2005年,惠更斯号探测器着陆土卫六,使人类第一次看到了其不寻常的表面。
In 2005, the Huygens probe landed on Titan and gave humanity its first view of its unusual surface.
在土星最大的卫星土卫六上,科学家们发现其表面的布满液态甲烷的积洼,这些甲烷会造成有如豌豆汤一样的浓雾,而且气味更是糟到家了!
The scientists found that Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is covered with puddles of liquid methane, which give rise to a fog that's as thick as pea soup -- and smells a whole lot worse.
靠近中的土卫六(泰坦)正处于纤细的光环上方。而投在土星表面的光环阴影表明,太阳正位于光环平面的上方。
Titan looms just over the thin rings, while dark ring shadows on Saturn show the Sun to be above the ring plane.
当然有时表面可能是会欺骗人的,土卫六绕着土星旋转,它与土星的距离大约是地球与太阳的距离的10倍。
Looks can be deceiving, though. Titan circles Saturn, 10 times as far from the sun as Earth is.
对惠更斯号发回的图像和数据分析显示目前土卫六的表面与原始地球表面有奇妙的相似。
Analyses of Huygen's images and data show that Titan's surface today has intriguing similarities to the surface of the early Earth.
卡西尼还将多次飞越土卫六,这将帮助我们了解其表面到底发生了什么。
Cassini has many more flybys of Titan that might help us sort out just what is happening at the surface.
土卫六的表面有液体流动。
土卫六的表面有液体流动。
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