Sentence examples for hovering over the surface from inspiring English sources
The lander – named after a Chinese goddess of the moon – carried a six-wheeled moon-rover called Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, to its landing spot on a flat plain known as the Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, after hovering over the surface for several minutes before selecting the best available landing spot.
All have straight, sharp bills and feed chiefly on the wing, by hovering over the water and plunging in for surface fish and crustaceans, by swooping low to pick fish from the water in flight, or by hawking insects over land.
Black-bonded viscose, stretch technical wool and double-faced hammered cashmere gave the apparently simple clothes an extra dimension, especially when a reflective glaze hovered over the surface.
A kingfisher hovered over the surface before folding his wings and bombing the water, then rising to hover again.
When Apollo 11 reached the point of hovering over the lunar surface Neil Armstrong had 20 seconds to decide whether to continue or abort.
When a hovercraft is hovering over water, the air flow beneath its skirts can interact with the water surface and generate waves.
But something more seems to be at work this summer, an aura of disappointment hovering over even some blockbusters that, on the surface, bear many of the attributes of a hit.
More information is then accessible by hovering over or clicking on the symbol of interest.
"The economy has clouds hovering over it," Mr. Bogle says.
It's a kind of rocket-powered cradle that will hover over the Martian surface and gently lower the rover to the ground.
