まとめ
マリナー10号 マリナー10号
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 赤外線天文学の天文学
- 熱物理学 熱物理学の物理
背景:
- 惑星の表面温度を理解することは,その組成と地質学的活動を特徴づける上で極めて重要です.
- 以前のミッションでは,水星の熱データが限られており,より高解像度の測定が必要でした.
研究 の 目的:
- マリナー10号ミッションのデータを用いて水銀の熱放射を分析する.
- 水星の表面の熱惰性を判定し,その変動を特定するために.
主な方法:
- マリナー10号からの赤外線放射計データを活用し,地球の赤道付近のスキャンに重点を置いた.
- 45マイクロメートル中心の広い波長帯で測定された熱放出量.
- 表面特性を推論するために,異なる局所時間における温度変動を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 地元の真夜中近くでの最低明るさの温度は100ケルビンでした.
- 表面温度は日没から真夜中まで低下し,均質で多孔な物質 (熱慣性 ~0.0017 cal cm−2 s−1/2 K−1) と一致しています.
- 真夜中から夜明けまでの気温変動は,より高い熱慣性 (0.003 cal cm−2 s−1/2 K−1) を有する局所的な地域を示唆しています.
結論:
- 水星の表面は,月と同じような熱的性質を示しています.
- 証拠は,特に真夜中と夜明けの間,水星の表面組成または構造の異質性を示唆しています.
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