Photo-like satellite images are not a perfect tool for detecting oil on the surface of water.

天然色卫星图像不能完全探测海面上的石油。

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The ability of today's insects to skim the surface of water is thought to be a modern invention.

这种昆虫在水面上滑行的能力一直被认为是在现代才有的。

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Add wind passing over rolling terrain and "you get the same wavy effect as on the surface of water."

加上丘陵地区起伏的风向，就产生与水面泛起的波纹相同的效应。

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NASA scientists hope to extend their search for water as deep as five meters beneath the surface of the moon.

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Professor Roark says knowing the age of the corals might help scientists understand earlier water conditions and ocean surface productivity.

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He points out that even the driest deserts on Earth have more water than the surface of the moon near its poles.

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It is the bubbles coming to the surface of water in swamps and sloughs.

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By using lightweight aerospace materials like carbon fiber, which has the strength of steel but weighs one-fifth as much, naval architects can design boats that plane across the surface of the water instead of plowing through it.

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By using lightweight aerospace materials like carbon fiber, which has the strength of steel but weighs a fifth as much, naval architects can design boats that plane across the surface of the water instead of plowing through it.

FORBES: Mine's Lighter