地球の異質な蓄積と,適度な揮発性の要素予算である地球
M Schönbächler1, R W Carlson, M F Horan
1School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. maria.schonbachler@manchester.ac.uk
まとめ
地球 地球 地球 地球 地球 地球
科学分野:
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
- 地質化学 地質化学
- イソトープ地球化学 イソトープ地球化学
背景:
- 地球の形成モデルには,前駆物質や蓄積過程に関する制約が欠如しています.
- 地球の揮発性成分を理解することは,その進化と居住可能性にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- パラジウム銀同位体データを用いて地球のマントルの揮発性成分を調査する.
- 地球の蓄積の歴史に関する対立する同位体証拠を調和させるため.
主な方法:
- 高精度のパラジウム・シルバー (Pd-Ag) イソトープ分析.
- 陸上の同位体データとコンドリート隕石の比較.
主要な成果:
- 地球のマントルは,揮発性物質に富んだコンドライトに似たパラジウム銀同位体 (107Ag/109Ag) のサインを示しています.
- 異質な蓄積は,クロムとストロンチウム同位体データを調和させ,枯渇した物質から揮発性物質に富んだ物質への移行を示唆する.
- 月を形成したインパクターには,酸化され,揮発性物質に富んだマントルがあった可能性が高い.
結論:
- 地球は,以前のいくつかのモデルとは対照的に,かなりの量の適度な揮発性元素を蓄積した.
- 晚期の揮発性物質に富んだ段階を含む異質な蓄積が,地球の構成を形作った.
- 月を形成した巨大衝突は,地球の不安定な在庫に重要な役割を果たした.
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