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ヴォイジャー2号が土星と遭遇した際の極紫外線観測
まとめ
土星 サターン
科学分野:
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
- 大気物理学 大気物理学
- リングシステム リングシステム
背景:
- 土星の大気動力学と組成を理解することは,比較惑星学にとって極めて重要です.
- 以前の研究では,上層大気混合と外気圏の温度に関する限られたデータしか得られなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- 土星の上層大気中の垂直混合を調査するために.
- エクソスフィアの温度とホモパウズ温度を決定する.
- オーロラからの放射とリングの性質を分析するために.
主な方法:
- ヘリウム空気の輝きと恒星の隠蔽を組み合わせた分析.
- 恒星の隠蔽データから大気中のH(2) バンド吸収を導き出します.
- 土星のリングの光学的な深度測定.
- オーロラからの放射と形態の分析.
主要な成果:
- 土星の上層大気圏における垂直混合パラメータ (K) は,約8×10−7cm2/sで,木星のパラメータよりも数桁高い.
- エクソスフィアの温度は ~400 K,ホモパウスの温度は ~200 Kである.
- Cリングで新しい変なリングレットが発見されました.
- リングの紫外線反射は均一 (3.5-5%).
- オーロラからの放射は,電子がHに与える影響と一致しています.
結論:
- 土星の上層大気は,力強い垂直混合を示しています.
- 中緯度H(2) 帯の放射能のエネルギー源については,さらなる調査が必要である.
- オーロラの形態学は,土星のキロメートルの放射線とのつながりを示唆しています.
- 衝突は,おそらくタイタンのH渦中の水素の分布に影響する.
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