火星のエンデヴァーブクレーター (Endeavour Crater) での古代の衝突と水性プロセス
S W Squyres1, R E Arvidson, J F Bell
1Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. squyres@astro.cornell.edu
まとめ
火星探査機オポチュニティは,エンデヴァーククレーターの縁で亜鉛濃縮と石膏の静脈を発見した. これらの発見は,過去の熱水活動と火星地域の潜在的に居住可能な条件を示唆しています.
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
- 天体生物学 アストロバイオロジー
背景:
- 火星探査機オポチュニティは,古代の衝突現場であるエンデヴァーククレーター (Endeavour Crater) を調査した.
- 隕石坑の縁の堆積物は,衝突で生じた玄武岩のブレキアで構成され,地球のような層構造を示しています.
研究 の 目的:
- Endeavourクレーターの縁の地質学的特徴と化学組成を調べる.
- 局所的な濃縮物と静脈系の起源を決定する.
- 過去の居住可能性と水活動への影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- オポチュニティローバーによる火星表面材料のインシット分析.
- ブレッチャの組成と静脈鉱物学の地化学的調査.
- 衝撃堆積物のストラティグラフィック分析.
主要な成果:
- 局所的な亜鉛濃縮は,水熱による変化を示すブレッチア材料で特定されました.
- 石膏に富んだ静脈がクレーター縁の近くの堆積岩を切り裂いていることが観察されました.
- 証拠は,低温で,縁から上流する水性流体からの降水を示唆しています.
結論:
- 熱水による変化がエンデヴァーブクレーターで発生し,亜鉛の濃縮によって証明されています.
- 石膏の静脈は,過去低温の水性流体の流れを示し,一時的な居住条件を作り出しています.
- これらの液体は,メリディアニ・プランウムの硫酸塩に富んだ砂岩の形成に寄与した.
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