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火星における拡散オーロラの発見
N M Schneider1, J I Deighan2, S K Jain2
1Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. nick.schneider@lasp.colorado.edu.
まとめ
火星は,その大気圏に浸透する太陽エネルギー粒子によって引き起こされる 深い,広範囲に広がるオーロラを示しています. 火星大気と揮発性進化 (MAVEN) 宇宙船によって検出されたこれらの拡散したオーロラは,これまで観測されたどの惑星よりも低い範囲に広がっています.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学
- 大気物理学
- 宇宙物理学
背景:
- 惑星のオーロラは 大気とプラズマの相互作用の 重要な指標です
- 火星は薄い大気と 弱い地球磁場を持ち オーロラの過程は地球と異なる.
研究 の 目的:
- 火星での 低高度で拡散したオーロラの発見を報告します
- 太陽エネルギー粒子現象と 火星オーロラとの関連を調査する
主な方法:
- 火星大気と揮発性進化 (MAVEN) の宇宙船の画像紫外線スペクトルグラフ (IUS) を利用する.
- 火星の北半球のオーロラ放射の 遠隔観測データを分析する
主要な成果:
- 拡散したオーロラ放射は,約5日間,ほぼすべての夜間の経度で検出されました.
- オーロラからの放射は60km (1ミクロバー) の高さに達し,これまで確認されたどの惑星よりも深かった.
- オーロラは,太陽エネルギー粒子 (SEP) の爆発と一致し,最大200 keVの粒子が観測されました.
結論:
- 観測された低高度火星のオーロラを刺激するのは 太陽エネルギー粒子です
- 火星の最小の磁場は 地球に比べ 地球のオーロラがより多く現れます
- この発見は火星の大気動力学と 宇宙天候の理解を深めています
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