尽管ALE公司还没有给人造流星雨定价,但BuzzFeed资讯网站指出,ALE制造的每一场流星雨可能将耗资数百万美元。
According to CNN, ALE "meteors" will be small metallic pellets made of a proprietary composition that glows orange, blue, or green as they burn up in the atmosphere.
据CNN报道,ALE公司的“流星”将会是用独家成分制造的小金属球,在大气中燃烧时会发出橙色、蓝色或绿色的光。
Yet unlike ordinary meteors, which are usually around the size of a sand grain, ALE's fake shooting stars will be substantially bigger - around two centimeters in diameter (smaller than a ping-pong ball, but slightly larger than a marble) - and released in a cloud.
不过,不同的是,普通流星一般是沙粒那么大,而ALE的人造流星将会大得多——直径约为2厘米(比乒乓球小,但比弹珠略大些),而且是在云层中释放。
Experts have raised concerns that this could threaten low-orbiting spacecraft.
专家指出,这可能会威胁低轨道航天器的安全。这一论述引发了人们的担忧。
"I salute them for cleverness and for their technical expertise, but from an orbital debris standpoint, it's not a great idea," University of Michigan astronomer Patrick Seitzer told BuzzFeed.
密歇根大学的天文学家帕特里克·赛策尔告诉BuzzFeed网站说:“我欣赏他们的机智和专业技术,但从轨道碎片的角度看,这不是个好主意。”
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