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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
まとめ
230グラムのオリビン・ハイパーステン・コンドライト隕石がコロラド州デンバーで発見された. この新鮮な隕石落落は,1961年以来,米国で初めて回収されたものです.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- ミネラロジーは,鉱物学です.
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
背景:
- 隕石の落下は,太陽系の構成と進化に関する重要な洞察を提供します.
- 新しく回収された隕石は,地上の変化が最小限にあるため,科学的な研究に特に価値があります.
- 米国は1961年のベルス隕石以降,新鮮な隕石落下を記録していなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- コロラド州デンバーで発見された隕石の落下を記録し,特徴づけること.
- 隕石を鉱物学的および構造的性質に基づいて分類する.
- この発見の意義を確立するために,ここ数年で初めての新鮮な米国落下です.
主な方法:
- 倉庫の屋根から隕石を回収した.
- 隕石の重量 (230グラム) を判別するための重力測定分析.
- 組成と構造を決定するペトログラフィックおよびミネラロジカル試験.
主要な成果:
- わずか230グラムの隕石が回収されました.
- 隕石はオリヴィン・ハイパーステン・コンドライトであることが判明した.
- 墜落は1967年7月上旬,コロラド州デンバーで起こった.
結論:
- デンバーの隕石は,米国で記録された隕石の落下のコレクションに重要な追加を表しています.
- オリヴィン・ハイパーステン・コンドライトとして分類され,比較惑星学のデータを提供している.
- この発見は,潜在的な隕石の衝撃の継続的な監視と報告の重要性を強調しています.
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