In 2007, off the coast of Japan, it became the first mission to study subduction zones, the area between tectonic plates that is the birthplace of many earthquakes.

2007年，在日本沿海，地球号开展了第一项任务：研究俯冲带(地壳构造板块之间的区域，许多地震都发生在这种区域)。

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BACK in January, Japanese seismologists warned that the tectonic plates colliding beneath the Pacific Ocean off the North-East coast of Japan were poised to slip catastrophically.

早在今年一月的时候，日本地震学家就曾警告说太平洋洋底日本东北海岸下的板块相互冲撞会导致造成倾斜、引起灾难。

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Along the coast of Pakistan, the tectonic plate underlying the Arabian Sea is diving beneath the Eurasian continent.

沿着巴基斯坦的海岸线，阿拉伯海板块下潜嵌入了欧亚大陆板块。

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