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Paul Hartogh1, Dariusz C Lis, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan
1Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 2, 37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany. hartogh@mps.mpg.de
Nature
|October 7, 2011
Resumen
La proporción de deuterio a hidrógeno en el cometa 103P/Hartley 2 coincide con el agua del océano de la Tierra. Este hallazgo sugiere que algunos cometas, no solo asteroides, entregaron agua a la Tierra primitiva.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- La astroquímica es astroquímica.
- Evolución del Sistema Solar Temprano La evolución del sistema solar temprano.
Sus antecedentes:
- El origen del agua de la Tierra, particularmente su relación deuterio-hidrógeno (D/H) de (1.558 ± 0.001) × 10−4, sigue siendo objeto de debate.
- La composición de la Tierra se asemeja a las condritas de enstatita, lo que sugiere una Tierra temprana seca con una entrega volátil posterior a través de asteroides o cometas.
- Estudios anteriores indicaron a los asteroides como la fuente primaria de agua, con los cometas de la nube de Oort que tienen una relación D / H más alta (2,96 ± 0,25 × 10−4) y las condritas carbonáceas una más baja (1,4 ± 0,1 × 10−4).
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la relación D/H del cometa de la familia de Júpiter 103P/Hartley 2, originario del Cinturón de Kuiper.
- Para evaluar la contribución de los cometas al inventario de agua de la Tierra.
- Para refinar los modelos de la dinámica del Sistema Solar temprano y la entrega volátil.
Principales métodos:
- Medición de la relación deuterio/hidrógeno (D/H) en el agua del cometa 103P/Hartley 2.
- Comparación de la relación D/H medida con la de los océanos de la Tierra y otros cuerpos del sistema solar.
- Análisis en el contexto de los modelos existentes para la entrega volátil y la formación del Sistema Solar.
Principales resultados:
- Se determinó que la relación D/H para el cometa 103P/Hartley 2 es (1.61 ± 0.24) × 10−4.4.
- Este valor es notablemente similar a la proporción D/H del agua a granel de la Tierra.
- Este hallazgo amplía las fuentes potenciales de agua oceánica de la Tierra para incluir ciertos cometas.
Conclusiones:
- Los cometas, específicamente los del Cinturón de Kuiper como 103P/Hartley 2, pueden ser una fuente significativa de agua de la Tierra.
- Los resultados apoyan un modelo más complejo para la evolución dinámica y la acreción volátil del Sistema Solar temprano.
- Este estudio concilia las discrepancias anteriores y amplía nuestra comprensión de los orígenes del agua planetaria.
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