The excitement arose because oceanographers had started to find these mineral-rich deposits on the network of submerged mountain ranges that run along the seabed between continents (see map).

令人喜悦的是，在大陆之间横卧在海底的山系里，海洋学家开始找到一些富含这些矿物的矿床（见地图）。

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It's being sent on a two-year mission to map in-depth the moon's topography and its mineral and chemical properties.

该卫星将会执行为期两年的任务，全面的绘制月球的地形、矿产和化学成分。

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The system provides functions like management of documents, query and search of mineral resources, analysis and forecast of exploitation sections using the software of Super Map.

本系统实现了档案管理，矿产资源信息的查询检索、开采区的影响预测等功能。

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This decision will partly be based on data obtained from the Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-Tes), which the scientists are currently using to map the mineral composition of the rocks in Endurance.

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It will help investors to pinpoint likely mineral deposits, and officials to map flood plains suitable for rice cultivation.

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