'Grand finale' for Cassini space mission 土星探测器卡西尼号任务将“隆重收场”_BBC

'Grand finale' for Cassini space mission 土星探测器卡西尼号任务将“隆重收场”

飞船会以向土星大气纵身一跃的形式终结它的使命，届时场面会非常壮观，而这项规模浩大的土星探测任务也将就此圆满结束。

词汇 Saturn

土星

ring system

行星环系统

aurora

极光

probe

探测器、探头

atmosphere

（天体的）大气

你知道吗？ Next year, NASA is planning to launch The Parker Solar Probe, which will travel to within four million miles of the Sun's surface, enduring temperatures of about 2,500C.

明年，美国航空航天局（NASA）计划发射一台名为派克太阳探测器的飞船，它将驶入距太阳表面400万英里的区域，这意味着飞船需要承受2500摄氏度的高温。

练习 True or false? The Cassinni spacecraft will be destroyed during its final journey into Saturn's atmosphere.

答案 TRUE. Cassinni's last manoeuvre will be a death dive into Saturn's atmosphere – so it will kill off the spacecraft. It will melt and be torn apart as it dives into the planet's gases at over 120,000km/h.

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