经过一系列解密之后,内华达基地51号区在冷战期间的诸多细节最终大白于天下,其中包括5月公布的A-12侦察机坠机以及有关掩盖坠机事故真相的照片。这些照片此前从未对外公开过。
Nearly undetectable to radar, the A-12 could fly at 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers) an hour—fast enough to cross the continental U.S. in 70 minutes. From 90,000 feet (27,400 meters), the plane's cameras could capture foot-long (0.3-meter-long) objects on the ground below. But pushing the limits came with risks—and led to the catastrophic 1963 crash of an A-12 based out of Area 51.
雷达几乎无法探测到A-12,其时速可达到2200英里(每小时3540公里),足以在70分钟内横跨美国大陆。这种间谍飞机能够在9万英尺(2.74万米)的高度拍摄到地面上只有1英尺(30厘米)长的物体。但提升性能极限也不可避免地带来风险,1963年,一架A-12间谍飞机在51号区附近坠毁。
"Bodies" Underwater
墨西哥海底雕塑
A snorkeler swims over life-size statues near Cancún, Mexico, in a picture released in January.
2011年1月,在墨西哥坎昆附近拍摄的这张照片展现了一名潜泳者从真人大小的雕塑上方游过的景象。
Created by Mexico-based British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, the Caribbean installation is intended to eventually cover more than 4,520 square feet (420 square meters), which would make it "one of the largest and most ambitious underwater attractions in the world," according to a museum statement. In doing so, Taylor hopes Mexico's natural reefs, which are already stressed by marine pollution, warming waters, and overfishing, can catch a break from the approximately 750,000 tourists who visit the area each year.
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