木星の平流圏に衝突した破片粒子は,木星の平流圏に衝突した破片粒子を
R A West1, E Karkoschka, A J Friedson
1Earth and Space Sciences Division, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91109.
まとめ
彗星シューメイカー・レヴィ9号が木星に衝突し,濃い,硫黄と窒素に富んだ有機気球が形成されました. 粒子の凝固が,エアロゾールの原因を説明している.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 天文学 (astronomy) 天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは
- 彗星科学 彗星科学
背景:
- 周期彗星シューメイカー・レヴィ9号が木星に衝突した.
- ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡 (HST) は,その後の事態を観測した.
研究 の 目的:
- 衝突破片の組成と物理的性質を分析する.
- エアロゾールの影響後の進化を理解する.
主な方法:
- HST上の利用された広場惑星カメラ2 (WFPC2)
- 粒子特性を決定するために分析されたスペクトルデータ.
主要な成果:
- 衝突残骸の粒子は,濃い茶色で,硫黄と窒素が豊富です.
- エアロゾルの量は,衝突後1日以内に半径0.5kmの球体に達した.
- 光学的に厚い領域 (1~200 mbar) で,平均粒子の半径は0.15~0.3μmである.
結論:
- 微粒子の色に起因する可能性が高い有機物質.
- 粒子の凝固モデルは,1ヶ月間にわたって観察されたエアロゾールの進化を説明します.
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