The Reading Room - Is there life on venus?
May 21, 2026 - Is there life on venus?
Questions
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b
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c
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c (b)
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a
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b
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organic
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inhospitable
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immense
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geoscience
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hint (biochemistry)
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Vocabulary
inhospitable - adj. 不宜居的 too difficult for people, animals, or plants to live in
composition - n. 构成、组成 the way something is made up, its parts;作品;排版;和解协议(与债权人)
organic - n. 生命有关的 relating to living things or made from living matter;有机的(食品);器质性的、器官的;有机的(抽象概念,指组织性)
molecule - n. 分子 a very small group of atoms joined together
radar - n. 雷达 a system that uses radio waves to detect objects and measure distance
lurk - v. 潜伏 stay hidden and wait secretly
prevalent - adj. 流行的、广布的 common, well-known or widespread
shroud - n. 裹尸布;覆盖物;支撑帆船桅杆的绳索 v. 裹尸;遮盖、覆盖 cover or hide something
immense - adj. 巨大的 extremely large or great
highland - n. 高地 an area of high land or mountains
geoscience - n. the study of the Earth, including rocks, climate, and oceans
hint - n. v. 暗示 show a small sign of something or suggest something indirectly
biochemistry - the study of chemical processes in living things
thrive - v. 蓬勃发展 to grow well and be successful or healthy
Notes
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Venus n. 金星
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synthetic adj. 化学合成的(模仿天然物质);综合的(逻辑学上是综合命题,与经验相关;语言学上是综合语言,靠词形变化表达不同意思)n. 化合物
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aperture n. 光圈、孔、缝隙
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synthetic aperture radar 合成孔径雷达
它是一种高分辨率成像雷达,主要通过“合成孔径”技术来获得比实际天线大得多的等效天线效果。
核心原理:
- 普通雷达的天线越大,分辨率越高。但要把天线做得非常大(几十米甚至上百米)在飞机或卫星上几乎不可能。
- 合成孔径雷达利用雷达平台(飞机或卫星)的移动,在飞行过程中不断发射和接收信号。
- 通过对这些不同位置接收到的回波进行信号处理,“合成”出一个虚拟的巨大天线(合成孔径),从而获得很高的方位向分辨率。
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pyroduct 不是个词,由 pyro- 火,和 -duct 管道组成。指代 lava tube
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sulphur n. 硫
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orbiter n. 轨道飞行器
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exotic adj. 异域风情的 n. 外来动植物