It was Lechuguilla's gypsum crystals 龙舌兰洞的石膏结晶群
And there was mile after mile of them. 它们绵延不绝
But even that was not going to be the biggest surprise. 即便如此 这也不能算是最大的惊奇
Villa Luz's ecosystem was certainly very remarkable, 露兹别墅山洞的生态系统的确非同寻常
it was actually formed under water. 它实际上却是在水下形成的
This was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Lost World,' 这里是亚瑟·柯南·道尔的著作 《失落的世界》的灵感源泉
It was once considered a kind of raccoon, 它曾经被认为是浣熊的一种
this land was just as flat and as deep as the Danakil Depression. 这片土地像达纳吉尔凹地一样平坦深陷