月球撞击历史从 (40) Ar/(39) Ar 玻璃球体的约会
1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, U.
概括
月球球体分析显示,撞击坑形成速度在35亿年内波动. 最近月球撞击的增加与地球相关.
科学领域:
- 月球地质学和撞击坑研究.
- 放射测年法和地质年代学.
- 行星科学和地球月球系统的演变.
背景情况:
- 月球球是由石撞击月球而形成的玻璃珠.
- 阿尔贡-阿尔贡 (40Ar/39Ar) 异位计时技术确定了这些撞击事件的日期.
- 了解月球撞击历史,可以了解太阳系的演变.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析阿波罗14号土壤上的月球球体的年龄分布.
- 为了重建过去35亿年月球石坑形成的速度.
- 调查月球撞击历史与地球生物进化之间的潜在相关性.
主要方法:
- 从1克阿波罗14号 regolith中分离出155个月球球.
- 使用阿尔贡-阿尔贡 (40Ar/39Ar) 离合计技术测定球状球体的年代.
- 对撞击年龄的统计分析,以确定石坑速率的变化.
主要成果:
- 在过去的35亿年里,月球石坑的形成速度下降了2-3倍.
- 在5亿至6亿年前观察到最小的石坑形成率.
- 在过去的4亿年里,火山口的形成速度增加了3.7±1.2倍.
结论:
- 月球撞击流没有保持不变,显示出显著的波动.
- 最近月球撞击的增加恰逢地球上快速进化的辐射时期.
- 需要进一步的研究来确定月球撞击和陆地生物变化之间的因果关系.
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