Fancy a night on 'MARS'? China builds a 'Martian base' in its desert to recreate the harsh conditions on the red planet before a planned mission in 2020 and opens it up to TOURISTS

想在“火星”上过夜吗?在沙漠中建造了一个“火星基地”，以模拟火星上的恶劣环境，并向游客开放

China has created a purpose-built facility in the country's arid desert to mimic the landscape and living conditions on Mars - and it's opening it up to tourists.

在干旱的沙漠地区建造了一个模拟火星景观和生活条件的特殊设施，并向游客开放。

The country's space agency, CNSA, hopes to open it to research organisations and adventure-seekers to complete challenging tasks that astronauts on Mars will face.

国家航天局(CNSA)希望向研究机构和冒险者开放，让他们完成宇航员在火星上将面临的具有挑战性的任务。

Up to 60 people can be housed in the facility, built from containers and designed to resemble Martian accommodation, but no prices have yet been announced.

火星模拟基地由集装箱建造，设计成类似火星人的住所，最多可容纳60人，但价格尚未公布。

It cost approxmately £17 million ($22.3 million) to build and is found in the city of Mang'ai in the arid Qaidam Basin - believed to be the one of the closest analogues to the Martian surface on Earth.

该火星基地耗资约1700万英镑(合 2230万美元)，坐落于位于干旱的柴达木盆地的茫崖市，该地区被认为是地球上与火星表面最相似的地方之一。

Chinese officials told state-run media that the development will help in its goal to send a probe to the planet next year.

官员表示，这一进展将有助于实现明年向火星发射探测器的目标。

Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, told a congregation of people at the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), that the space agency is now focusing on Mars.

探月工程总设计师吴伟仁在人民政治协商会议开幕式上表示，航天局目前正把重点放在火星上。

According to the Global Times, Mr Wu said: 'Over the past 60 years, we've made a lot of achievements, but there is still a large distance from the world space powers. We must speed up our pace.

'Next year, we will launch a Mars probe, which will orbit around the Mars, land on it and probe it.'

据《环球时报》报道，吴伟仁称:“在过去60年里，我们取得了很多成就，但是距世界太空强国仍然有很大的距离。我们必须加快步伐。明年，我们将发射一枚火星探测器，它将绕火星运行，在火星着陆并对其进行探测。”

China successfully achieved a world first when it placed the lander and rover Chang'e-4 and Yutu-2 on the far side of the moon at the start of this year.

今年初，“嫦娥四号”着陆器和“玉兔2号”月球车成功在月球背面着落，为世界之首。

It is also ho to return to the lunar surface next year and bring samples back from the moon to the surface of Earth. This will make it only the third nation - after the US and Russia - to accomplish such a feat.

该公司还希望在明年再度登月，将月球上的样本带回地球。这将使成为继美国和俄罗斯之后第三个完成这一壮举的国家。

The 574,039 square feet (53,330 square meter) facility was built to tap into the growing interest in China's space exploration following its enormous success with the Chang'e-4 mission.

这一占地574039平方英尺(合53330平方米)的模拟基地是趁着“嫦娥四号”任务取得巨大成功，人们对太空探索的兴趣日益浓厚而建造的。

Mang'ai and the Qaidam Basin in western China is a brutal environment which replicates, to some degree, the conditions on Mars.

西部的茫崖和柴达木盆地的环境恶劣，在某种程度上重现了火星上的环境。

However, it fails to mimic some of the red planet's most extreme conditions.

然而，它无法模拟火星上的一些最极端的情况。

Jiao Weixn, a space science professor at Peking University, said it is 'extremely difficult to simulate Mars due to its special natural features and hostile environment -- low air pressure, strong radiation and frequent sandstorms, as well as vast differences in geography.'

北京大学空间科学教授焦伟新（音译）称，由于火星的特殊自然特征和恶劣环境--气压低、辐射强、沙尘暴频繁，以及地理上的巨大差异，模拟火星极其困难。

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译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/47157.html    译者：Jessica.Wu

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Mr.Firth, East York, Canada, 9 hours ago

Imagine how built up the Moon would be had the US stayed from '69 on .. .And they could have told everyone else Hands Off .

想象一下，如果从1969年起美国就开发月球，那月球这会得建设多好了，本可以告诉其他人不要染指月球的。

Jim from NY, Brooklyn, United States, 12 hours ago

Can you order General Tso's Chicken on Mars?

在火星上能点“左宗棠鸡”吗?

The Looney Lander, Land of make believe, Antarctica, 13 hours ago

"Create fake Mars base and fleece the public out of billions of Yuan"

火星基地是假的，骗取资金数十亿元。

Candy Crushed, Silver Spring, United States, 17 hours ago

Hey! No. Work on achieving getting plants to grow on the dark side of the moon first please, wait...never mind. Carry on.

先把放在月球背面的植物种好了，再干别的吧。

Spiny Norman, The Land of Wind and Ghosts, United Kingdom, 17 hours ago

Well at least the 'Space exploration is fake' loonies would be happy there!

这种“太空探索是假的”， 疯子在那里才会很开心!

Marielle, The Nearest to Paris., France, 18 hours ago

No thank you ! I want my 2 feet on the ground.

不用了，谢谢!还是脚踏实地的好。

Confiteor Deo, Tallinn, Estonia, 18 hours ago

Where's the bar?

酒吧在哪里？

david patterson, Westminster, United States, 18 hours ago

They have not anticipated mind worms.

他们没料到有蠕虫。

George McSwinton, Edgewater, United States, 18 hours ago

22 million to connect a few ship containers together in the desert! hahaha someone sold the brooklyn bridge

花2200万在沙漠中拼装了几个集装箱!哈哈哈。

Wezley, Snipes, Christmas Island, 18 hours ago

Doublespeak for "we filmed our landings here", lol. To be fair I hope they do do it and make a go of it.

其实就是告诉你，“以后我们会在那里拍摄登陆火星”

哈哈，公平地说，希望他们探测火星能成行

Zard0z___, London, United Kingdom, 18 hours ago

More Brainwashing propaganda for the sheeple, this time from China. The Globalists need to condition the sheeple wherever they are. Tourism? . How can a Tourist destination help with sending a Probe to Mars? It's just hilarious.

的宣传。一个旅游目的地对探测火星能有啥帮助? 真是搞笑

Firmament, Uk, United Kingdom, 18 hours ago

Sounds about right,Not gonna ever experience the FaKe Mars! so might as well FaKe it here on earth ;)

听起来不错，永远上不了火星，只能在地球上模拟一个了