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哈勃望远镜惊人新发现

A 2015 image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a faint moon orbiting the dwarf¹ planet Makemake.

通过哈勃空间望远镜，科学家于去年发现卫星环绕矮行星鸟神星。

The moon was spotted² as a dark smudge orbiting Makemake.

昏暗模糊的卫星正环绕鸟神星。

Researchers estimate that the moon is roughly 160 kilometers wide;

据研究人员预测，该卫星直径约160千米；

its home world, by comparison, is about 1,400 kilometers across.

而相比较而言，鸟神星直径约1400千米。

The moon’s motion can help researchers determine the mass of Makemake,

通过卫星轨迹，研究学家可以对鸟神星的质量进行进一步计算，

one of the largest known bodies in the Kuiper belt.

鸟神星也是已知柯伊伯带中体积最大的天体。

1 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

2 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。