How do you make an Earth-like planet? The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) astronomers created a recipe for how you could \"bake\" your very own Earth-like model world.
你會如何來制作一顆類地行星?美國哈佛-史密森天體物理中心的天文學(xué)家們制作了一個配方,教你“焙制”個人專屬的類地行星模型。
Blend well in a large bowl, shape into a round ball with your hands and place it neatly in a habitable9) zone area around a young star. Do not over mix. Heat until mixture becomes a white hot glowing ball. Bake for a few million years. Cool until color changes from white to yellow to red and a golden-brown crust10) forms. It should not give off light anymore. Season11) with a dash of water and organic compounds. It will shrink a bit as steam escapes and clouds and oceans form. Stand back and wait a few more million years to see what happens. If you are lucky, a thin frosting12) of life may appear on the surface of your new world.
將上述配料倒入一個大碗攪勻(不要攪拌過頭),然后用手將其捏成一個圓球,干凈利落地將其置于某一年輕恒星附近的宜居區(qū)域。接著將這一混合而成的圓球加熱至白熱發(fā)光狀態(tài),再烘烤幾百萬年。隨后進(jìn)行冷卻處理,直至球體顏色由白轉(zhuǎn)黃,最后變紅,并形成一層金褐色的外殼,此時球體應(yīng)不再發(fā)光才對。接下來,添加少許水和有機(jī)化合物。隨著蒸汽蒸發(fā),云層和海洋形成,球體將會略微縮小。此時退到一旁,等待幾百萬年,靜觀其變。幸運的話,在你創(chuàng)造的這個新世界的地表上可能會出現(xiàn)一層稀疏的生命跡象。