The lower a spacecraft orbits, the more it feels these atmospheric fingers and the less far it has to fall in the first place before beginning its final, laming dive.

航天器轨道越低，就越能感觉到这些“大气之手”的拉力，在开始最后一段晃晃悠悠的俯冲之前，它最初要坠落的距离就越短。