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Published on: November 15, 2013
La evidencia de una superficie libre de basalto en Mercurio y las implicaciones para el calor interno
R Jeanloz1, D L Mitchell, A L Sprague
1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
Resumen
Mercurio Mercurio Mercurio Mercurio es Mercurio.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Geología Geología Geología.
- La detección remota con sensores.
Sus antecedentes:
- La composición de la superficie de Mercurio es poco conocida.
- Estudios previos sugirieron similitudes con la Luna.
- Un alto albedo indica un material de superficie único.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar la composición de la superficie de Mercurio.
- Para comparar la composición de Mercurio con la de la Luna y la Tierra.
- Para entender la evolución térmica de Mercurio y la retención interna de calor.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las observaciones de microondas.
- Análisis de las observaciones del infrarrojo medio.
- Comparación con las composiciones del manto lunar y terrestre.
Principales resultados:
- La superficie de Mercurio tiene un menor contenido de FeO + TiO2 y un contenido de feldespato comparable a las tierras altas lunares.
- La composición de la superficie de Mercurio está desprovista de basalto.
- La composición de la superficie se alinea con un alto albedo visible.
Conclusiones:
- La corteza de Mercurio está altamente diferenciada y no contiene basalto.
- Esto apoya los modelos de la evolución térmica de Mercurio.
- Mercurio probablemente retiene un interior caliente debido a la convección ineficiente y baja pérdida de calor volcánico.
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