Students across the US, ranging from kindergarten to high school, submitted more than 28,000 potential names for NASA's Mars 2020 rover.
美国全国上下从幼儿园到高中的同学们为美国航空航天局火星2020探测器提交了28,000多个备选名字。
A panel of 4,700 volunteer judges whittled that list down to 155 semifinalists.
由4700百多名志愿者组成的评审团，经过评选和筛选出了155个入围半决赛。
Now, there are nine names left standing in the contest.
现在有最后九个名字进入了总决赛。
And your vote in an online poll, which is open now through January 27, could help name the next generation of rover that will roam across Mars after it launches this summer.
现在你也可以参与网上投票，投票将于1月27日启动，最后的名字将属于今年夏天发射的新一代火星探测器。
The finalists include:
进入总决赛的名字有：
· Endurance, (Kindergarten to 4th grade, by Oliver Jacobs of Virginia) · 1、耐力号，（幼儿园到四年级组，弗吉尼亚州奥利弗-雅各布）。
Tenacity, (Kindergarten to 4th grade, by Eamon Reilly of Pennsylvania) ·
2、坚毅号，（幼儿园到四年级组，宾夕法尼亚州，伊蒙-雷利）。
Promise, (Kindergarten to 4th grade, by Amira Shanshiry of Massachusetts) ·
3、承诺号，（幼儿园到四年级组，马萨诸塞州，阿米拉-珊希瑞）。
Perseverance, (5th to 8th grade, by Alexander Mather of Virginia) ·
4、毅力号，（五年级到八年级组，弗吉尼亚州，亚历山大-马瑟）。
Vision, (5th to 8th grade, by Hadley Green of Mississippi) ·
5、预言号，（五年级到八年级组，密西西比州，哈德利-格林）。
Clarity, (5th to 8th grade, by Nora Benitez of California) ·
6、清晰号，（五年级到八年级组，加利福尼亚州，诺拉-本尼特兹）。
Ingenuity, (9th to 12th grade, by Vaneeza Rupani of Alabama) ·
7、真挚号，（九年级到十二年级组，阿拉巴马州，凡妮莎-鲁帕尼）。
Fortitude, (9th to 12th grade, by Anthony Yoon of Oklahoma) ·
8、堡垒号，（九年级到十二年级组，奥克拉荷马州，安东尼-约恩）。
Courage, (9th to 12th grade, by Tori Gray of Louisiana)
9、勇气号，（九年级到十二年级组，路易斯安那州，托里-格雷）。
"Thousands of students have shared their ideas for a name that will do our rover and the team proud," said Lori Glaze, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division in Washington.
“几千名学生都分享了他们的想法，这个名字将会让我们的探测器和团队感到骄傲。”罗里-格雷兹说道，他是美国航空航天局位于华盛顿的行星科学部的主任。
"Thousands more volunteered time to be part of the judging process. Now it is the public's opportunity to become involved and express their excitement for their favorites of the final nine."
“有几千名志愿者参与了这次评审工作，如今所有的市民都可以参与进来表达自己对九个最后候选名字的喜爱。”
Once the poll closes, each contestant will present their name to a panel that includes Glaze; NASA rover driver Nick Wiltsie; NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins; and Clara Ma, who named the Curiosity rover when she was a sixth-grade student in 2009.
投票结束后，每一名选手都会在评委面前呈现自己的起名作品，评委包括格雷兹；美国航空航天局探测器驾驶员尼克-威尔瑟；美国航空航天局宇航员杰西卡-瓦金斯；已经克拉拉-马，她在2009年还是个六年级学生的时候曾命名过探测器好奇号。
The 2020 rover's work will begin in areas of Jezero Crater, where it will search for signs of ancient life, including mineral deposits and perhaps even microscopic fossils.
2020的探测器将会耶泽洛火星盆地登陆，届时它将会寻找股古代生命的遗迹，包括矿物质残留和可能存在的微观化石。
问题
文中提到的火星探测器将于哪一年登录火星呢？
留言回复正确答案，前10名朋友可以获得红包奖励哦。赶快来试试吧。
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