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Published on: March 11, 2020
Pioneer saturn experimento de mecánica celestial de la mecánica celestial
Resumen
Los datos de Pioneer Saturn revelaron momentos gravitacionales y masas satelitales, lo que sugiere composiciones heladas. Saturno Saturno es Saturno.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- La radioastronomía es una radioastronomía.
- Física de la gravitación Física gravitacional es la física de las fuerzas gravitacionales.
Sus antecedentes:
- La misión Pioneer Saturn proporcionó una oportunidad única para las mediciones in situ.
- Los enlaces de radiocomunicaciones son cruciales para la transmisión de datos de la misión espacial profunda.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar los momentos gravitacionales de Saturno (J2 y J4).
- Para estimar las masas y densidades de los satélites de Saturno.
- Para restringir la masa de los anillos de Saturno.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis del cambio Doppler en la frecuencia de la portadora de radio durante el encuentro de Pioneer con Saturno.
- Utilizando un enlace de radio continuo de ida y vuelta en la banda S (2,2 GHz).
- Comparación con los cálculos teóricos para el interior de Saturno.
Principales resultados:
- Determinación preliminar de los momentos gravitacionales de Saturno (J2 y J4).
- Valores de masa preliminares para Rea, Japeto y Titán, que indican bajas densidades consistentes con los hielos.
- No se detectaron los anillos de Saturno en los datos de Doppler, lo que llevó a una estimación preliminar de masa de cero (error estándar 3 x 10^-6 masa de Saturno).
Conclusiones:
- Los satélites de Saturno poseen bajas densidades, lo que sugiere composiciones principalmente de hielo.
- Los anillos de Saturno tienen una masa insignificante basada en los datos Doppler.
- Los modelos teóricos indican que el agua líquida, el amoníaco y el metano están confinados cerca del núcleo de Saturno (15-20 masas terrestres), con posible fraccionamiento de helio.
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