新奇事件簿 月球表面出现神秘闪光

Scientists across the world are puzzled as to why there are flashes appearing on the surface of the moon. This unusual phenomenon has been happening several times a week. Sometimes the flashes of light are very short, while at other times the light lasts longer. Scientists have also observed that on occasion, there are places on the moon's surface that darken temporarily. Experts on the moon have been speculating on what is behind the flashes. One scientist said the impact of a meteorite¹ can cause the moon's surface to glow briefly². Another scientist wondered whether the flashes occurred when electrically charged particles of solar wind reacted with moon dust.

全世界科学家都因月球表面出现的闪光而困扰。这种不同寻常的现象每周发生好几次。有时闪光非常短暂，而其他时候持续时间较长。科学家还观察到，有时月球表面的某些地方会暂时变暗。月球专家一直在猜测这些闪光背后的原因。一位科学家表示陨石的影响会造成月球表面短暂发光。另一名科学家想知道当太阳风带电粒子与月球尘埃发生反应时，是否会发生闪光。

A lunar telescope has been set up in Spain to observe what is happening on the moon. The head of the team behind the telescope is Hakan Kayal, a professor of space technology. He said: "Seismic³ activities were observed on the moon. When the surface moves, gases that reflect sunlight could escape from the interior of the moon. This would explain the luminous⁴ phenomena⁵, some of which last for hours." He added: "The so-called transient lunar phenomena have been known since the 1950s, but they have not been sufficiently⁶ observed." Professor Kayal said: "Anyone who wants to build a lunar base at some point must of course be familiar with the local conditions."

西班牙已经建立了一个月球望远镜来观察月球上正在发生的事情。远镜背后团队的负责人是太空技术教授Hakan Kayal。他称：“在月球上观测到了地震活动。当表面移动，反射阳光的气体可以从月球内部逸出。这将解释发光现象，其中一些还可以持续数小时。”他补充道：“所谓的月球暂现现象自20世纪50年代以来为人所知，但尚未得到充分的观测。”Kayal教授表示：“任何想在某一时刻建立月球基地的人必须当然熟悉当地的情况。”

1 meteorite   

n.陨石；流星

参考例句：

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

3 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

4 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

5 phenomena   

n.现象

参考例句：

• Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
• The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

6 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。