英文早点丨0108_人类历史第一次！中国嫦娥四号降落在月球背面

考研英语时事阅读 · 公众号 · 考研 · 2019-01-08 06:59

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背景知识

中国的“嫦娥四号”宇宙飞船在历史性的登陆后，在月球的黑暗面上释放了它的漫游者，这是有史以来第一艘降落在神秘区域的飞船。据官方媒体报道，中国的“嫦娥四号”宇宙飞船已经降落在月球的黑暗面上。着陆后不久，它发射了月球远端的第一张近程图像。中国历史性的登月任务成功地将月球车部署在月球表面。

早起卡

There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its luminous summits.----Marx

翻译卡

The probe, named Chang’e 4, launched in early December - the latest in a series of missions aimed at exploring the moon and paving the way for Chinese astronauts to eventually land on the lunar surface. The country plans to launch a sample return mission to the moon later this year.

Though the United States and Russia have also operated robotic spacecraft on the moon, Chang’e 4 is the first to land on the side of the satellite that always faces away from the Earth. The geology on this side of the moon is distinctive, with more craters and less evidence of volcanic activity.

The mission, which is mainly scientific, will explore a giant impact crater near the South Pole, using cameras, ground-penetrating radar and spectrometers to understand the composition of the area.

文本选自 ： The Washington Post（华盛顿邮报）

作者：Sarah Kaplan

原文标题 ：China lands spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a historic first

原文发布时间 ： 03 Jan. 2019

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