The launch will put India into an Asian space race, which last year saw Japan and China launch lunar orbiters.
继日本和中国去年先后发射了月球探测器后，印度也将借此加入到亚洲的太空竞赛中来。
The rocks scattered around the basin of the Endeavour crater have been scanned by cameras aboard orbiters hurtling overhead.
环绕头顶的卫星已用摄像头扫描过该弹坑所在盆地中分布的岩石。
Operations of Chang'e-2 are in the second stage of the Chinese moon-landing project, which focuses on collecting information for future orbiters to land on the moon.
嫦娥二号的运行属于中国探月工程二期，它主要为未来的卫星登月收集资料。
We propose a method for discerning the gravity fields and sub-surface mass distribution of a solar system small body, without requiring dedicated orbiters or landers.
我们提出了一个方法，用于辨明太阳系中小型天体的重力场和近地表下的质量分布，而不需要专门的轨道器或着陆器。
Furthermore the lunar orbiters confirmed that the highlands of the moon are dominated by anorthosite an igneous rock composed primarily of the mineral feldspar and rich in calcium and aluminum.
此外，两艘月球轨道船证实了月球高地主要由斜长岩(一种主要由长石形成的火成岩，富含钙和铝)构成。
Between 1981 and 1985, four shuttle orbiters were put into service: Columbia (the first in orbit), Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis.
在1981年和1985年，有四架轨道飞行器进行了服务，它们是“哥伦比亚号”(第一架进入轨道的)、“挑战者号”、“发现者号”和“亚特兰提斯号”。
Between 1981 and 1985, four shuttle orbiters were put into service: Columbia (the first in orbit), Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis.
在1981年和1985年，有四架轨道飞行器进行了服务，它们是“哥伦比亚号”(第一架进入轨道的)、“挑战者号”、“发现者号”和“亚特兰提斯号”。
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