International Moon Day highlights a new era of lunar exploration
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International Moon Day has drawn attention to the growing number of missions that are planned for the Moon.
國際月球日已經引起了人們對計劃前往月球且數量日益增加的任務的關注。
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Countries around the world have been developing new spacecraft and technologies to explore the lunar surface.
世界各國一直在開發新的太空船和技術來探索月球表面。
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One of the most important upcoming missions is China's Chang'e-7, which is scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026.
最重要且即將進行的任務之一是中國的嫦娥七號，它預計將於 2026 年下半年發射。
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The Chang'e-7 spacecraft and its Long March-5 carrier rocket have already arrived at the Wenchang launch site in Hainan Province, southern China.
嫦娥七號太空船及其長征五號運載火箭已經抵達中國南部海南省的文昌航天發射場。
#5
Engineers are now working on the final assembly and testing of the spacecraft before the mission begins.
工程師們現在正致力於太空船的最終組裝與測試，隨後該任務即將展開。
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"This is a very exciting time for lunar exploration because we are closer than ever to understanding the Moon," said Doctor Li Wei, a senior space scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
「對於月球探測來說，這是一個非常令人興奮的時期，因為我們比以往任何時候都更接近了解月球，」中國科學院的高級太空科學家李偉博士說。
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The Chang'e-7 mission will target the Moon's south pole, which is considered one of the most interesting areas for scientists.
嫦娥七號任務將以月球南極為目標，該地區被科學家認為是最有趣的區域之一。
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The spacecraft will conduct environmental and resource surveys in this region.
該太空船將在該地區進行環境與資源調查。
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It will also search for water ice that may exist in permanently shadowed craters.
它也將尋找可能存在於永久陰影坑中的水冰。
#10
Finding water on the Moon would be very important because it could support future human missions to the lunar surface.
在月球上發現水將會非常重要，因為它可以支持未來人類前往月球表面的任務。
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In addition to searching for water, the mission will test new technologies such as precision landing and hopping exploration.
除了尋找水之外，這項任務還將測試新技術，例如精準著陸和跳躍探測。
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These technologies are being developed to help future spacecraft land more accurately on the Moon.
研發這些技術是為了幫助未來的太空船更精確地降落在月球上。
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"If we can master these technologies, it will open the door for long-term lunar exploration," explained Professor Zhang Ming, a rocket engineer.
「如果我們能掌握這些技術，它將為長期月球探測開啟大門，」火箭工程師張明教授解釋道。
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The Chang'e-7 mission has been described as a key step in China's broader plan to build a research station on the Moon.
嫦娥七號任務已被描述為中國在月球上建造研究站更廣泛計劃中的關鍵一步。