Earth's unique and massive satellite, the Moon, plays a crucial role in stabilizing the obliquity of Earth's rotational axis.

地球独特而巨大的卫星——月球，在稳定地球旋转轴的倾角方面发挥了关键作用。

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Finally, Earth's unique and massive satellite, the Moon, plays a crucial role in stabilizing the obliquity of Earth's rotational axis.

最后，月球作为地球独特而巨大的卫星，在稳定地球旋转轴的倾角方面发挥了关键作用。

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Chang'e Satellite is named after a famous Chinese fairy, who is said to have flown to the moon.

嫦娥卫星是以中国一位有名的仙女的名字命名的，据说她曾飞到月球上。

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But another NASA project, the Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite,or LCROSS, could provide answers to what lies deeper beneath the moon's surface.

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Satellites beyond Earth use radio waves for tracking and communication, but the moon satellite is the only one to rely on lasers for tracking, NASA said.

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Weather of a slightly more familiar kind is thought to exist on Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn and the only moon in the solar system to have a thick atmosphere.

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As Laine explains in the video, an elevator from the surface of the Moon to a rendezvous point between the Earth and its satellite is actually possible using current technology.

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