水銀のベースアルトのない表面の証拠と内部熱への影響
R Jeanloz1, D L Mitchell, A L Sprague
1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
まとめ
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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
- リモートセンシング (リモートセンサー)
背景:
- 水星の表面の組成はよくわかっていない.
- 以前の研究では,月と類似点があると示唆されていた.
- 高アルベドは,ユニークな表面材料を示す.
研究 の 目的:
- 水銀の表面の組成を決定する.
- 水星の組成を月と地球と比較するために.
- 水星の熱進化と内部熱保持を理解するために.
主な方法:
- マイクロ波観測の分析.
- 中赤外線観測の分析.
- 月と地球のマントルの組成と比較.
主要な成果:
- 水星の表面はFeO + TiO2が低く,月面の高地と比較できるフェルドスパート含有量があります.
- 水銀の表面の組成は,玄武岩を含まない.
- 表面の組成は,高可視アルベドと一致しています.
結論:
- 水銀の地殻は高度に微分化され,玄武岩がない.
- これは,水星の熱進化のモデルを裏付けている.
- 水銀は,低効率のコンベクションと低火山の熱損失のために,おそらく熱い内部を保持します.
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