Sunlight that bounced back from the Moon carried a fingerprint of the Earth's atmosphere that could help astronomers determine if the extrasolar planets they're finding harbour life.
从月亮反射的太阳光形成一个地球大气层的“指纹”,可以帮助天文学家断定他们发现的那些太阳系之外的行星上是否孕育着生命。
Looking for transiting extrasolar planets is analogous to palle and colleagues' technique - using the Moon as a mirror to watch Earth transit the Sun.
观察太阳系外行星凌日的技术同Palle和他同事的技术近似,那就是利用月亮作为镜子看地球相对于太阳的凌日。
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