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Restricciones sobre el origen de la atmósfera de la Luna a partir de observaciones durante un eclipse lunar
1Center for Space Physics, Boston University, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Nature
|October 5, 1995
Resumen
La Luna La Luna es la Luna.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- La astronomía es la astronomía.
- La astrofísica es la astrofísica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La tenue atmósfera de la Luna ofrece información sobre la formación de las atmósferas en los cuerpos primitivos del Sistema Solar.
- Se cree que la composición de la atmósfera lunar se deriva de la pulverización de la superficie (micrometeoritos, viento solar, fotones) o de la evaporación térmica.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el origen y la extensión de la atmósfera de sodio de la Luna.
- Determinar los principales mecanismos responsables de la composición de la atmósfera lunar.
Principales métodos:
- Observación de la emisión de sodio de la atmósfera de la Luna durante un eclipse lunar total.
- Análisis de la distribución espacial y la extensión de la atmósfera de sodio detectada.
Principales resultados:
- Detección de la emisión extendida de sodio de la Luna durante la luna llena.
- La atmósfera de sodio se extendió a por lo menos nueve radios lunares, superando las predicciones.
- La distribución del brillo fue inconsistente con el viento solar o micrometeoritos.
Conclusiones:
- La pulverización de fotones o la desorción térmica son las fuentes más probables de la atmósfera lunar.
- La luz solar puede desempeñar un papel crucial en las atmósferas transitorias de otros cuerpos celestes primitivos, como Mercurio.
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