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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
まとめ
バイキング宇宙船は,火星の最初の詳細な画像を撮影しました.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
- 天文学 (astronomy) 天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは
- 宇宙探査 宇宙探査
背景:
- バイキング宇宙船のミッションには,火星系内の天体の画像撮影が含まれていた.
- 以前のミッションは,火星と火星の月フォボスの同時,詳細な画像を撮影することに失敗した.
研究 の 目的:
- 火星衛星フォボスの前例のない画像を取得するために,背景に火星があります.
- 単一のフレームで両方の天体の表面の詳細を分析するために.
主な方法:
- バイキングの軌道上の宇宙船のイメージング能力を利用した.
- 火星とフォボスの両方を含む単一の写真を撮影し,両方の表面の重要な詳細を展示しました.
主要な成果:
- 惑星 (火星) とその月 (フォボス) の両方を特徴とする宇宙船からの最初の画像を取得し,表面の詳細が可視化されました.
- 画像は,フォボスが以前に推定されたよりも小さいことを明らかにしました.
- 占領された火星の領域には,タルシス・モンテスの火山地帯も含まれていた.
結論:
- 得られた画像は,フォボスと火星の地形を理解するための貴重なデータを提供します.
- フォボスの大きさの推定は,新しい画像に基づいて精製されました.
- フォボスの詳細な画像は,火星表面の特徴をマッピングするための重要な制御ポイントとして機能することができます.
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