- It was Lechuguilla's gypsum crystals
龙舌兰洞的石膏结晶群
- that made scientists question how these caverns were formed.
使科学家们产生了 这个巨洞如何形成的疑问
- They discovered that Lechuguilla's limestone had actually been eaten away by sulphuric acid,
他们发现龙舌兰洞的石灰岩 实际上是被硫酸侵蚀的
- cutting through literally miles of limestone.
凿穿了差不多数英里的石灰岩
- And when sulphuric acid dissolves limestone
硫酸在溶解石灰岩的同时
- it leaves behind gypsum,
也留下了石膏
- the basis of Lechuguilla's remarkable formations.
它们最终形成了龙舌兰洞的奇景
来自《行星地球 第一季 第四集 Planet Earth S01E04 洞穴》第 335 行