Red Planet
noun [ S ] (also red planet) uk/ˌred ˈplæn.ɪt/ us/ˌred ˈplæn.ɪt/
红色行星（指火星）
a way of referring to the planet Mars (= the planet fourth in order of distance from the sun, after Earth and before Jupiter)
The spacecraft has been designed to give Mars its first thorough checkup since the Red Planet formed about 4.5 billion years ago. 这艘宇宙飞船旨在对火星进行其在形成45亿年来的第一次彻底勘察。
She helped develop equipment that landed on the red planet to search for signs of life that might have once existed there. 她辅助研发了降落在火星上寻找可能曾经存在于那里的生命迹象的设备。
Join us for a discussion of Mars discoveries and what the future of Red Planet research holds. 加入我们来讨论在火星上的发现以及未来火星研究的发展方向。
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