プロメテウス:イオの流れる羽根
S W Kieffer1, R Lopes-Gautier, A McEwen
1S. W. Kieffer Science Consulting, Inc., 6 Queen Street, Suite 206, Post Office Box 520, Bolton, ON L7E 5T4, Canada. skieffer@geyser.com
まとめ
木星の月イオにあるプロメテウス火山は,異常な行動を示しています. その火山の羽根は著しく変化したが,その性質は不変であり,溶岩と二酸化硫黄の雪地とのユニークな相互作用を示唆している.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 火山学 火山学とは
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
背景:
- 木星の月イオにあるプロメテウス火山は,ユニークな火山活動を示しています.
- 20年以上にわたる観測は,プラームの移動が大きく,プラームの性質が一定であることを示しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 源の運動にもかかわらず,恒常的な羽根の性質を説明するために.
- イオの火山の羽根の行動に関する新しいメカニズムを提案する.
主な方法:
- "ボイジャー"と"ガリレオ"の観測データの分析.
- 羽根ダイナミクスの理論モデルの開発.
主要な成果:
- 羽根の源は20年以上にわたって75~95km西に移動しています.
- 羽根の幾何学的および光学的特性は変わらずに留まっています.
結論:
- 二酸化硫黄および/または硫黄の雪場の蒸発モデルが観測を説明する.
- 根のない管の噴火メカニズムを持つ雪地上の溶岩の流れは,羽根の定常性を説明します.
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