New island may tell us about life on Mars 火山生成的新岛可能提供火星生命的证据
<p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> 火山生成的新岛可能提供火星生命的证据</p><p> 一座位于太平洋中的小岛可能会为科学家提供火星上存在生命的证据。这座岛屿其实是一座水下火山露出水面的部分，恰恰是这座火山的活动为一些简单生物的形成提供了可能性。而火星上也有类似的火山残留痕迹。请听报道。</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="twister">twister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span>: <span word="Hunga">Hunga</span> <span word="Tonga">Tonga</span> <span word="Hunga">Hunga</span> <span word="Ha">Ha</span>'<span word="apai">apai</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="style">style</span>, <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="lashed">lashed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="erode">erode</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="windswept">windswept</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="cone">cone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometres">kilometres</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="images">images</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>. <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Garvin">Garvin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nasa">Nasa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="template">template</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>: <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="dismantle">dismantle</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="demise">demise</span>.</p>
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