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A Study of the Complexation of Mercury(II) with Dicysteinyl Tetrapeptides by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Published on: January 8, 2016
Campo de gravedad y estructura interna de Mercurio desde MESSENGER
David E Smith1, Maria T Zuber, Roger J Phillips
1Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA.
Resumen
El seguimiento por radio reveló Mercurio.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- La astronomía es la astronomía.
Sus antecedentes:
- El campo de gravedad y la estructura interna de Mercurio siguen siendo incompletamente entendidos.
- Los modelos anteriores carecían de datos detallados de la anomalía de la gravedad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Desarrollar un modelo detallado del campo gravitatorio de Mercurio.
- Para restringir la distribución de la densidad interna de Mercurio y el momento de inercia.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los datos de seguimiento por radio de la nave espacial MESSENGER.
- Desarrollo de un modelo de campo de gravedad que incorpore anomalías y máscons.
- Cálculo del momento de inercia planetario y de la relación entre la concha y el planeta.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron anomalías de gravedad significativas (>100 mgal) en el hemisferio norte de Mercurio, incluidos los candidatos a máscons.
- Determinado La corteza del hemisferio norte de Mercurio es más gruesa en latitudes bajas y más delgada cerca de los polos.
- Calculó el momento de inercia (C/MR(2) = 0.353 ± 0.017) y la relación de la capa externa sólida (C(m) /C = 0.452 ± 0.035).
Conclusiones:
- El modelo de gravedad apoya una estructura interna diferenciada para Mercurio.
- Un modelo de densidad propuesto incluye una corteza / manto de silicato, una capa de sulfuro de hierro y un núcleo rico en hierro (exterior líquido, posiblemente interior sólido).
- Estos hallazgos proporcionan información crucial sobre la formación y evolución de Mercurio.
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