It's very interesting.
這很有趣。
Because we believe that the water in the earth,
因為我們相信,水在土壤中,
in its atmosphere,
在大氣中,
in the ocean,
在海洋中,
and even below the surface,
甚至在地表以下,
probably came from the similiar source,
可能來自相同的來源,
and so part of the mystery of Mercury is trying to find out where the water came from,
水星部分的神秘就是試圖找出水來,
and that might help us find out where the water earth came from.
這可能幫助我們發現水是從哪里來的。
It may never be possible to send a human to Mercury,
或許永遠不可能把一個人送去水星,
but how about a robot?
但是一個機器人呢?
In 2011, when MESSENGER arrives in orbit,
在2011年,當信使號抵達軌道,
imagine this tough little spacecraft circling a lonely planet a very long way from home.
想象一下這個小宇宙飛行器在距離母星非常遠的地方圍繞著一顆寂寞星球的情境吧。
注:聽力文本來源于普特