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RESERVOIR
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Traducere în limba română
reservoir substantiv
1. rezervor, bazin.
2. stoc, provizie, rezervă; izvor, sursă (de informaţii, de energie etc.).
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Given that the TRAPPIST-1 planets have lower densities than Earth, it is possible that large reservoirs of volatile molecules such as water could produce thick atmospheres that would shield the planetary surfaces from harmful radiation.
(TRAPPIST-1 is Older Than Our Solar System, NASA/JPL)
The scientists say that if their analysis is correct, it could mean that a large reservoir of methane thought to lie under the vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet — which encompasses 25.4 million cubic kilometers (6.1 million cubic miles) of ice — is less likely to be released into the atmosphere.
(Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice sheet may reduce greenhouse gas emissions, National Science Foundation)
These results and the findings from the Nature Astronomy paper on Titan's deep lakes support the idea that hydrocarbon rain feeds the lakes, which then can evaporate back into the atmosphere or drain into the subsurface, leaving reservoirs of liquid stored below.
(Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes, NASA)