這張令人驚嘆的月球地圖展示了我們的衛(wèi)星在地質(zhì)上的輝煌

這張令人驚嘆的月球地圖展示了我們的衛(wèi)星在地質(zhì)上的輝煌

For the first time, a collaborative team of space scientists has completely mapped the geology and surface of the Moon now providing a “seamless” and “globally consistent” picture of our satellite throughout its 4.5-billion-year-old history.

一個(gè)由太空科學(xué)家組成的協(xié)作團(tuán)隊(duì)首次完整地繪制了月球的地質(zhì)和表面，現(xiàn)在為我們的衛(wèi)星在45億年前的歷史上提供了一個(gè)“無縫”和“全球一致”的圖像。

Madison Dapcevich

The aptly named “Unified Geologic Map of the Moon” uniformly shows decades of lunar information at a scale of 1-to-5 million, capturing the many facets of the lunar geology, from craters and basins to lunar plains and volcanic features.

這張被稱為“統(tǒng)一月球地質(zhì)圖”的地圖以100萬到500萬的比例統(tǒng)一地展示了幾十年的月球信息，捕捉了月球地質(zhì)的許多方面，從火山口和盆地到月球平原和火山特征。

Conducted by the US Geological Society (USGS) in collaboration with NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute, the project culled information from six regional lunar maps taken during the Apollo-era for comparison against updated information collected during recent satellite missions to the Moon.

該項(xiàng)目由美國地質(zhì)學(xué)會(huì)與美國國家航空航天局和月球行星研究所合作開展，從阿波羅時(shí)代拍攝的6幅區(qū)域月球地圖中挑選出信息，與最近在月球衛(wèi)星任務(wù)中收集的最新信息進(jìn)行比較。

Merging old and new data allowed for the team to redrew existing historical maps creating consistency across rock names, their layers, descriptions, and ages in what is now a unified description of our closest celestial neighbor.

通過合并新舊數(shù)據(jù)，研究小組可以重新繪制現(xiàn)有的歷史地圖，在巖石名稱、巖層、描述和年齡之間建立一致性，從而形成對(duì)我們最近的天體鄰居的統(tǒng)一描述。

“This map is a culmination of a decades-long project,” said Corey Fortezzo, USGS geologist and lead author. “It provides vital information for new scientific studies by connecting the exploration of specific sites on the Moon with the rest of the lunar surface.”

“這幅地圖是一個(gè)長(zhǎng)達(dá)數(shù)十年的項(xiàng)目的成果，”美國地質(zhì)調(diào)查局地質(zhì)學(xué)家和主要作者科里·福特佐說。“通過將月球上特定地點(diǎn)的探索與月球表面的其他部分聯(lián)系起來，它為新的科學(xué)研究提供了重要的信息。”

In total, there were more than 200 units across six maps, some of which were exactly the same and others that were completely different, which allowed researchers to devise a “global unit scheme for stitching together and correlating each unit. The final map consists of 43 units across the entire lunar surface, broken down into groups based on their attributes, now described in a paper submitted to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Texas.

總共有超過200個(gè)單元分布在6張地圖上，其中一些完全相同，另一些則完全不同，這使得研究人員能夠設(shè)計(jì)出一個(gè)“全局單元方案，將每個(gè)單元拼接在一起并關(guān)聯(lián)起來。”最終的地圖包含了整個(gè)月球表面的43個(gè)單位，根據(jù)它們的屬性被分成了幾組，現(xiàn)在在一篇提交給德克薩斯州月球與行星研究所第51屆月球與行星科學(xué)會(huì)議的論文中進(jìn)行了描述。

Scientists say that the map will serve as the definitive blueprint for studying lunar surface geology and will inform future human missions as well as lend insight for greater scientific understanding.

科學(xué)家們表示，這張地圖將成為研究月球表面地質(zhì)的最終藍(lán)圖，并將為未來的人類任務(wù)提供信息，同時(shí)為更深入的科學(xué)理解提供洞察力。

"People have always been fascinated by the Moon and when we might return," said current USGS Director and former NASA astronaut Jim Reilly in a statement. "So, it's wonderful to see USGS create a resource that can help NASA with their planning for future missions."

美國地質(zhì)勘探局現(xiàn)任局長(zhǎng)、前美國宇航局宇航員吉姆·賴?yán)谝环萋暶髦姓f:“人們一直對(duì)月球很著迷，很想知道我們什么時(shí)候能重返月球。”“所以，很高興看到美國地質(zhì)勘探局創(chuàng)造了一種資源，可以幫助NASA規(guī)劃未來的任務(wù)。”

The map will next be submitted for publication as a USGS Open File Report and will include a map writeup with more detailed methodologies and descriptions. A more detailed version of the map can be viewed here.

該地圖將以美國地質(zhì)勘探局開放文件報(bào)告的形式提交，并將包括一份包含更詳細(xì)方法和描述的地圖編寫。更詳細(xì)的地圖版本可以在這里查看。