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クレメンタインによって見た月の南極地域
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 16, 1994
まとめ
クレメンタインミッションは,月の南極近くの3万平方キロメートルの永久的な影の領域を明らかにし,潜在的な氷の埋蔵を探索するための主要な場所でした. この地域は若いシュレーディンガー盆地内にあり,そこには大きな火山も含まれています.
科学分野:
- 月面地質学 月面地質学
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- リモートセンシングによる遠隔感知
背景:
- クレメンタインミッションは,月の南極地域を前例のない高解像度で撮影した.
- 月面の極地質学を理解することは,将来の宇宙探査と資源利用に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 月面の南極付近の永久影地域 (PSR) を特定し,特徴づけること.
- シュロディンガー盆地内の地質学的特徴を調査し,過去の火山活動の兆候を調査する.
主な方法:
- クレメンタインミッションからの高解像度画像の分析.
- 持続的な影の領域を特定するための地理空間分析.
- シュロディンガー盆地の地質地図作成.
主要な成果:
- 月の南極の近くにある約3万平方キロメートルの土地は,月の完全な回転を通して影を経験します.
- シュレーディンガー盆地 (Schrödinger Basin) は,大きく,若い多輪衝突構造で,マール型の大火山が宿っている.
- この火山は,およそ10億~20億年前に噴火したと推定されています.
結論:
- 特定されたPSRは,水氷を捜す将来の月面ミッションにとって優先度の高いターゲットを表しています.
- シュレーディンガー盆地では,衝突プロセスや火山活動を含む月の地質学的進化の洞察を得ることができます.
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