摩洛哥的阿特拉斯山脉在NASA的照片中像来自另一个世界

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.

美国国家航空航天局(NASA)周四发布了一幅壮观的摩洛哥反阿特拉斯山脉(Anti-Atlas Mountains)图像，它使用红外波段来描绘不同的岩石并显示复杂的褶皱。

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

据美国宇航局称，这些山脉是8000万年前非洲和欧亚大陆板块碰撞的结果。

“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.

“构成海床的石灰岩、砂岩、粘土和石膏层被折叠和揉皱，形成了阿特拉斯山脉，”航天局在与图片一起发布的声明中说。

“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:“在这张摩洛哥西南部的照片中，可见光、近红外波段和短波红外波段的组合，极大地突出了不同的岩石类型，并展示了复杂的褶皱。”

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卫星于20年前的1999年12月发射升空，是该机构的地球观测系统的旗舰，为科学家提供有关地球的一致数据。