国际英语资讯:NASAs InSight spacecraft touches down on Mars
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 26-- <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="InSight">InSight</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span>.</p><p><span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="InSight">InSight</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 2:54 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EST">EST</span> (1954 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span>, 300-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> (480-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="km">km</span>) <span word="journey">journey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lander">lander</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2:47 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EST">EST</span> (1947 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="heatshield">heatshield</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supersonic">supersonic</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="retro">retro</span> <span word="rockets">rockets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="descend">descend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="plains">plains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Elysium">Elysium</span> <span word="Planitia">Planitia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> "<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>."</p><p><span word="InSight">InSight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="Cube">Cube</span> <span word="One">One</span> (<span word="MarCO">MarCO</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="space">space</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="CubeSats">CubeSats</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="InSight">InSight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lands">lands</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EST">EST</span> (2000 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="MarCO">MarCO</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="speckled">speckled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> - <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="InSight">InSight</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="harrowing">harrowing</span> <span word="descent">descent</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Manning">Manning</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jet">Jet</span> <span word="Propulsion">Propulsion</span> <span word="Laboratory">Laboratory</span> (<span word="JPL">JPL</span>).</p><p><span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="InSight">InSight</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="clearer">clearer</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="InSight">InSight</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="geophysical">geophysical</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="marsquakes">marsquakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stationary">stationary</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wobble">wobble</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>' <span word="rotation">rotation</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>.</p>
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