摩洛哥的阿特拉斯山脈在NASA的照片中像來自另一個世界

摩洛哥的阿特拉斯山脈在NASA的照片中像來自另一個世界

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.

美國國家航空航天局(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，它使用紅外波段來描繪不同的巖石并顯示復雜的褶皺。

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

據(jù)美國宇航局稱，這些山脈是8000萬年前非洲和歐亞大陸板塊碰撞的結果。

“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。

“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型，并展示了復雜的褶皺。”

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，是該機構的地球觀測系統(tǒng)的旗艦，為科學家提供有關地球的一致數(shù)據(jù)。