摩洛哥的阿特拉斯山脈在NASA的照片中像來(lái)自另一個(gè)世界

摩洛哥的阿特拉斯山脈在NASA的照片中像來(lái)自另一個(gè)世界

NASA released a gorgeous image of the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco on Thursday that uses infrared bands to depict different rocks and show complex folding.

美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局(NASA)周四發(fā)布了一幅壯觀的摩洛哥反阿特拉斯山脈(Anti-Atlas Mountains)圖像，它使用紅外波段來(lái)描繪不同的巖石并顯示復(fù)雜的褶皺。

The mountains formed as a result of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates colliding about 80 million years ago, according to NASA.

據(jù)美國(guó)宇航局稱(chēng)，這些山脈是8000萬(wàn)年前非洲和歐亞大陸板塊碰撞的結(jié)果。

“The limestone, sandstone, claystone and gypsum layers that formed the ocean bed were folded and crumpled to create the Anti-Atlas Mountains,” the space agency said in a statement that accompanied the image.

“構(gòu)成海床的石灰?guī)r、砂巖、粘土和石膏層被折疊和揉皺，形成了阿特拉斯山脈，”航天局在與圖片一起發(fā)布的聲明中說(shuō)。

“In this image of southwest Morocco, visible, near-infrared and short-wavelength infrared bands are combined to dramatically highlight the different rock types, and illustrate the complex folding,” NASA said.

NASA表示:“在這張摩洛哥西南部的照片中，可見(jiàn)光、近紅外波段和短波紅外波段的組合，極大地突出了不同的巖石類(lèi)型，并展示了復(fù)雜的褶皺。”

Terra launched 20 years ago in December 1999 and is the flagship of the agency’s Earth Observing System, providing scientists with consistent data about Earth.

Terra衛(wèi)星于20年前的1999年12月發(fā)射升空，是該機(jī)構(gòu)的地球觀測(cè)系統(tǒng)的旗艦，為科學(xué)家提供有關(guān)地球的一致數(shù)據(jù)。