And our interest in this mountain range, as Earth scientists in those days, was not only because of its tremendous size, dominating the planet, but the role it plays in the genesis of the Earth's outer skin.
在那些日子里，做为地球科学家，我们之所以对于这条山脉感兴趣， 不仅由于它的在这个行星上硕大无朋， 而且由于它在地球外壳的起源上所起的作用。