火星の南極の層層の堆積と侵食は,火星の南極の層層の堆積と侵食です
Roberto Seu1, Roger J Phillips, Giovanni Alberti
1Dipartimento INFOCOM, Università di Roma "La Sapienza," I-00184 Rome, Italy. roberto.seu@uniroma1.it
まとめ
火星の詳細なレーダーマッピング
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- 火星の極域には,氷に富んだ層状の堆積物が特徴です.
- これらの堆積物は,火星の気候の変動の記録を保存する可能性がある.
研究 の 目的:
- 火星のプロメテイ・リンギュラ (Promethei Lingula) 領域の詳細な地表層図をマッピングする.
- これらの極地堆積物の構造と潜在的な侵食史を調査する.
主な方法:
- 火星偵察軌道探査機 (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) に搭載されたSHARAD音響レーダー装置を利用した.
- 関連するレーダー反射は,隣接する軌道軌道を横断する層として解釈されます.
主要な成果:
- 長さ150kmまでの連続した層が確認されています.
- 観測された離散反射列は,1kmの深さまで広がっている.
- Australe Sulciで浸層層層と発掘された層が検出され,侵食を示しています.
結論:
- Planum Australeの地下層図は,複雑な堆積と浸食過程を明らかにしています.
- 証拠は,堆積イベントの間の侵食期間を示唆し,一部の地域では最近の侵食が発生しています.
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