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El color de la superficie de Venus
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 12, 1986
Resumen
Venus Venus Venus es el nombre de Venus.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Geología Geología Geología.
- Ciencias de la atmósfera Ciencias atmosféricas.
Sus antecedentes:
- La superficie de Venus exhibe una apariencia oscura e incolora en luz visible.
- La espesa atmósfera venusiana imparte un tono naranja a la radiación incidente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar imágenes multiespectrales de la superficie basáltica de Venus.
- Para determinar la composición mineralógica de la superficie venusiana.
- Para investigar el estado de oxidación de los materiales de la superficie venusiana.
Principales métodos:
- Procesamiento de imágenes multiespectrales de la misión Venera 13.
- Corrección para la dispersión y absorción de la luz atmosférica.
- Análisis de laboratorio de los espectros de reflectancia del material basáltico a altas temperaturas.
- Comparación de los datos de Venera 13 con las observaciones de Venera 9 y 10.
Principales resultados:
- La superficie de Venus aparece oscura y carece de color significativo en las longitudes de onda visibles después de la corrección atmosférica.
- Los espectros de laboratorio sugieren que los minerales de superficie contienen hierro férrico o ferroso.
- La alta reflectancia del infrarrojo cercano en sitios cercanos indica la presencia de minerales férricos.
Conclusiones:
- La superficie basáltica de Venus es consistente con ensamblajes minerales que contienen hierro.
- La evidencia sugiere que el material de la superficie venusiana puede estar relativamente oxidado, particularmente en los sitios 9 y 10 de Venera.
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