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NASA's Curiosity rover has been delighting those of us on Earth with stunning photos of Mars since it landed in 2012. 自从2012年登陆火星以来，美国航空航天局的好奇号火星车不断地用令人惊艳的照片，带给地球上的我们惊喜。 But its latest image is a detailed panorama that surpasses all others, stitched together using more than a thousand photos. 而其最近发布的照片，则是一张细致而卓越的全景照片，它是利用上千张的照片拼接起来的。  The photos were snapped by Curiosity over Thanksgiving in 2019 using the telephoto lens on the rover's Mast Camera. 这些照片是由好奇号于2019年的感恩节，利用装在其桅杆上的远摄镜头照相机拍摄的。 Together, the images include 1.8 billion pixels. 这张照片总体的像素达到了18亿。 A second, smaller panorama was also produced using the rover's medium-angle lens. 另外，利用该火星车的中焦镜头还拍摄出了第二部更小的全景照片。  It contains 650 million pixels and also shows the rover's robotic arm and deck. 它包含有六亿五千万的像素，同时能够看到火星车的机械臂和甲板。 The images were captured by Curiosity between November 24 and December 1. 这些照片是由号7号于11月24到12月1日之间拍摄的。 Curiosity "worked" during the Thanksgiving break while its Earth-bound team took time off to enjoy the holiday. 在感恩节放假期间，好奇号还在工作，而它的地球支持团队则放假去过节了。 Before the team left, they sent commands to position its cameras and ensure that its images would be sharp. 在团队离开之前，他们发布了指令让火星车的摄像机就位，并确保它的图像是清晰的。  After that, Curiosity didn't have any other waiting commands, so the rover sat still and snapped away. 之后，好奇号并没有收到其他的指令了，所以它就静静的待在那里开始了拍摄。 Each day over the span of four days, the rover shot images between noon and 2 p.m. local time so the lighting would be consistent across the photos. 每四天里，火星车都会在火星时间中午12:00到2:00之间拍摄照片，这样就可以确保照片中的用光是连续的。 Both panoramas reveal Curiosity's current home of Glen Torridon. 这两张全景照片都揭示了好奇号目前所在的地方，格伦·托里顿。 It's a region near Mount Sharp named for Scotland's Northwest Highlands, which contain some of the oldest rocks in the world. 该去位于名为苏格兰西北高地的尖脊山附近，那里含有世界上最古老的岩石。  On Mars, Glen Torridon is full of intriguing clay mineral deposits that Curiosity has been observing. 在火星上格伦·托里顿遍布奇异的矿物沉积，而这些都被号7号所拍摄到了。 It's located in Gale Crater, a vast and dry ancient lake bed with a 16,404-foot mountain at its center. 它位于盖尔陨坑中，这是一座广阔而干涸的古老湖底，中心有高达16,404英尺的山峰。  Mount Sharp's peak is taller than the rim of the crater. 而尖峰山的顶峰比陨坑中的山脉还要高。 Streams and lakes likely filled Gale Crater billions of years ago, which is why NASA landed the rover there in 2012. 亿万前盖尔陨坑很可能会由溪流湖泊填充，因此美国航空航天局于2012年让火星车开到了这个位置。  "While many on our team were at home enjoying turkey, Curiosity produced this feast for the eyes," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “在我们的团队成员们在家享受火鸡大餐时，好奇号给我们带来了一场视觉盛宴，”阿什文·瓦萨瓦达说道，他是好奇号项目的科学家，在美国航空航天局的喷气推进实验室工作。 "This is the first time during the mission we've dedicated our operations to a stereo 360-degree panorama." “这是好奇号的任务中，我们首次进行立体360度的全景拍摄。” The teams back on Earth carefully put the images together for the panorama. 地球上的支持团队最后对照片进行了仔细的拼接，最后才制成了全景图。 “ 问题 ” 文中提到了火星上的哪一个陨石坑？ 留言回复正确答案，前十名朋友可以获得红包奖励哦，赶快来试试吧。 感谢关注 跟amber一起看世界 |
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