鞋匠坑是小行星433 Eros上大多数喷射块的来源
P C Thomas1, J Veverka, M S Robinson
1Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. thomas@cuspif.astro.cornell.edu
Nature
|September 28, 2001
概括
小行星 433 埃罗斯.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 小行星表面的过程.
- 冲击石坑的形成
背景情况:
- 小行星 regolith 主要是撞击喷射物.
- 限定的分辨率阻碍了火山口源的识别和 regolith研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了在全球范围内绘制小行星433 Eros的地图,使用高分辨率图像.
- 为了识别喷射源并分析 regolith 修饰.
主要方法:
- 全球地图上的小行星433 Eros.
- 来自NEAR-Shoemaker航天器的高分辨率图像的分析.
- 喷射物置换模型的应用.
主要成果:
- 埃罗斯上大多数大型喷射块可能起源于一个年轻的7.6公里长的火山口.
- 较老的排泄物看起来被埋藏或被侵蚀.
- 有证据表明,石质颗粒的沉积后分类环境.
结论:
- 最近的一次大型撞击大大改变了Eros的表面形状.
- 埃洛斯的雷戈利思经历了复杂的修改过程.
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