火星的全球地形和对火星表面演化的影响
D E Smith1, M T Zuber, S C Solomon
1Earth Sciences Directorate, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. dsmith@tharsis.gsfc.nasa.gov
概括
火星的高精度地形图揭示了低水平的北半球,塔西斯火山省和希拉斯冲击盆地. 这些数据有助于我们了解火星的地质历史和水库存.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
背景情况:
- 了解火星地形是解读火星地质演变的关键.
- 以前的地形数据缺乏对主要特征进行详细分析的分辨率.
研究的目的:
- 为了生成一个高精度的火星全球地形图.
- 识别和描述占主导地位的地形特征及其起源.
主要方法:
- 利用火星轨道器激光高度计 (MOLA) 的数据.
- 分析全球海拔数据,创建一个全面的地形地图.
主要成果:
- 确定了一个较低的北半球,可能是由内部机制塑造的.
- 标志着塔尔西斯火山省有两个广泛的上升.
- 绘制了希拉斯冲击盆地及其对南半球海拔升高的贡献.
- 位于三个主要的排水中心,北方低地是最大的.
- 估计了火星极地盖的水量 (3.2 - 4.7 亿立方公里).
结论:
- 火星的地形是由明显的大规模特征的特征.
- 内部过程极大地影响了北半球的地形.
- 希拉斯盆地在形成半球海拔方面发挥了作用.
- 极地代表着一个重要的,尽管有限的,地表水库.
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