竖立架悬臂移开、土星五号火箭由发射架升空的组图。
Composite of the Saturn V rocket rising from the launchpad as the gantry swings aside.
新的探测器在建造时使用了改进的电子设备和电池组，并且添加了新的的雷达高度计，这是一种发射微波测定两极冰层厚度的装置。
The new probe was built using improved electronics and batteries, and an extra radar altimeter, a device that will fire microwaves at the arctic and Antarctic ice to reveal its thickness.
项目组还会动用36台以上的便携式地表气象工作站和气象气球。他们还希望发射12英尺长的无人飞行器到强风暴边缘搜集数据。
The team will also be using more than 36 portable surface weather stations, weather balloons, and they hope to send an unmanned 12ft aircraft to the edge of severe storms to collect data.
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