This NASA television image shows the Genesis return capsule on the ground as it landed in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth after its parachute failed to deploy.(AFP/NASA TV-HO)
词汇:
genesis n.起源
capsule n.胶囊,太空舱
proving ground n.试验场
orbit vt.绕……轨道而行
clue n.线索
solar system n.(天)太阳系
parachute n.降落伞
deploy v.展开,配置