Turbulent waters tore into the hardened salt flats, broke them up, and ground them into the pebbles observed in the first sample taken by the Challenger.

汹涌的海水冲进硬化的盐滩，把它们冲开，并将它们磨碎成卵石，这些卵石就是在“挑战者”号第一次取到的样本中观察到的卵石。