火星原始大气层的冲击侵蚀
1Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA.
Nature
|April 6, 1989
概括
撞击可能导致火星早期的大气流失,使液态水流动. 这表明火星是火星.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 大气科学 大气科学
背景情况:
- 地形证据表明火星上过去的河流过程.
- 以前关于火星大气损失的理论缺乏普遍接受.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究大气侵蚀的影响,作为早期火星大气损失的机制.
- 为了估计火星的原始大气压力.
主要方法:
- 对冲侵蚀过程的分析.
- 早期火星大气动力学的建模.
主要成果:
- 撞击可能解释了火星上大气损失的早期事件.
- 火星上的原始大气压力可能在1bar左右.
- 目前的撞击速度不足以显著侵蚀目前的火星大气.
结论:
- 撞击驱动的大气侵蚀是早期火星大气损失的合理机制.
- 这个模型支持火星过去存在表面液态水的存在.
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