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A relative of the woodlouse is the size of a dinner plate.
潮蟲的親戚可以有餐盤那么大
And this so-called "sea spider" has legs that span half a metre.
這個所謂的"海蜘蛛"則有半米長的腿
Now explorers are revealing other worlds
現在探險家們正在探索著
that lie hidden beneath the ice on land.
隱藏在冰層下的別樣世界
These smoking towers are the gateway to a network of caves.
這些煙狀塔是通往地下洞穴網的大門
Each contains an extraordinary assembly of ice crystals,
每個洞穴中都有著地球上絕無僅有
unlike any other on Earth.
非凡的冰晶組合
Like snowflakes, every crystal is unique.
與雪花一樣 世上也沒有兩塊相同的冰晶
Some are taller than a man.
一些比成人還高
Others are thought to harbour life,
一些還能承載生命
seeded by strange bacteria
一些神秘的細菌
that thrive in these extreme conditions.
在如此極端條件下仍然繁盛不絕
The breeze that gently sways these crystals
這些冰晶的成因就是
is responsible for making them.
輕柔吹拂著它們的微風
It's steam from the molten heart of Mount Erebus,
這其實是來自于埃里伯斯火山中心的蒸氣
the most southerly volcano on our planet.
這是地球上最南端的一座火山
