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Curiosity isn't NASA's only rover currently on the red planet.
“好奇号”并非美国宇航局目前在这颗红色星球上的唯一探测器S]Ltf%lKm,P9%GXmf*)Z。
According to Digital Trends, the Opportunity rover has also been on Mars since 2004.
据“Digital Trends”报道，自2004年以来，“机遇号”也一直在火星%8wkvCBkL7。
But last year, the rover dropped out of communications when it got stuck in an enormous dust storm, and it hasn't been heard from since.
但在去年遭遇一场巨大的沙尘暴后，探测器失去了通讯联系，此后再无音信)t-46|Q83G8_CD)y_O。
Now NASA scientists are trying a last ditch attempt to contact the rover.
如今，美国宇航局的科学家们正试图做最后的努力来联系探测器4#bzR0Unbt@PnPy*-LD。

They've outline three unlikely but possible scenarios to explain the rover's silence.
他们概述了三个不太可能但可能的场景来解释探测器的失联ngNPE&9Q;O!P。
One is that the rover's primary X-band radio has failed; the second is that both the primary and secondary X-band radios have failed,
一是探测器的主x波段无线电失灵，二是主次x波段无线电全都失灵，
and the third is that the rover's internal clock has become offset.
三是探测器的内时钟发生位移(,0bo|JN(Ycm*HiOgc@。
NASA will try sending the new commands for several weeks,
未来几周内，美国宇航局将尝试发送新的指令
but if Opportunity doesn't respond this time, then it's likely that the mission will have to be abandoned.
但是如果“机遇号”没有回应，那么该任务很可能将不得不放弃[eL2UpC*%3sfGRCj,_r。

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词语解释

1.offset n.抵消，补偿；平版印刷；支管

例句：“By investing in it, we can count it as an offset,” she said.
她说：“通过对其投资，我们可以把它视为一项补偿dPE@YETKC@9@。”

2.primary adj.主要的；初级的；基本的

例句：DO NOT put them in your primary folder.
不要将他们列入你的主要阅读文件VPagv-Q.v-A。