Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

在怀俄明州平缓起伏的平原中央，巨大的岩石柱高出了1000多英尺，看起来就像是在不同的时间、不同地点掉落在此的。

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Sometimes stalactites and stalagmites grow so that they meet and form a column. Many caves are filled with strangely shaped rock formations that were built in this way.

有时，石钟乳和石笋不断长大，它们相会而形成石柱。许多洞穴中长满了这样堆积而成的奇形怪状的石头。

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Analysis by Curiosity revealed the presence of mudstone, a type of rock formed by fine grains of sediment settling out of a column of calm, still water.

好奇号通过分析发现有泥石存在，这种岩石是由沉淀物微粒在一块平静的水域中沉积而成的。

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The supporting column will be painted like a stick of rock so visitors would know they have "reached the seaside", said Mr Hodgkinson.

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