地球的力量 第5集稀有行星（9）:巨大的磁場

We see this process in action when particles no largerthan grains of sand

我們看到的實(shí)景 就是晚上的時候

burn up as they streak across the nightsky.Shooting stars.

有像沙粒一樣大的亮光一閃而過 流星雨

One object that didn't burn up was Theia, Earth's twin.

地球早期和自己孿生星球的撞擊

Earth's early collision with its twinwas also vital for our planet in many other ways.

在其它方面也很重要

For a start, it probably resulted in Earth's core becoming larger.

一開始，地核變大

And because it's made of iron,

因?yàn)樗怯设F組成的

the churning of this huge metal core generates a powerful magnetic field.

這個巨大的金屬地核就產(chǎn)生了 巨大的磁場

It's possible to see this magnetic field at work.This is the aurora.

我們可以看到磁場如何發(fā)揮作用 這是極光

You're watching the magnetic field deflecting

你現(xiàn)在看到的就是地球磁場

the Sun's dangerous solar wind.

將太陽危險的太陽風(fēng)扭曲

But the huge molten core contributes something else

但是這個巨大的融化內(nèi)核

essential for life on Earth,

對地球生命還起到其它作用

a way of helping to regulate the planet's temperature.

這是調(diào)節(jié)地球溫度的一種方式

It's a remarkable system.

這是一個很了不起的系統(tǒng)