来自火星的中子的全球分布:火星奥德赛的结果
W C Feldman1, W V Boynton, R L Tokar
1Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. wfeldman@lanl.gov
概括
全球中子流量测绘显示火星的水冰和二氧化碳沉积物. 60度度北极的富含气地区可能含有埋藏的水冰,而极地帽则显示出大量的二氧化碳. 在较低的度上也显示了地下水的存在.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 天文地质学 天文地质学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
背景情况:
- 了解和二氧化碳的分布对于描述火星过去和现在的气候至关重要.
- 火星奥德赛中子光谱仪 (MONS) 提供了一个独特的数据集,用于绘制火星地下这些挥发性元素的地图.
研究的目的:
- 在火星上绘制热,热层和快速中子流的全球分布图.
- 推断 (作为H2O) 和二氧化碳 (CO2) 在近地表面环境中的空间分布.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自火星奥德赛中子子谱仪 (MONS) 的数据.
- 分析了对和CO2含量敏感的中子流量测量.
- 在南方夏季末/北方冬季期间绘制分布图.
主要成果:
- 识别了气丰富的地形极向 +/-60 度度,表明埋藏的水冰.
- 观察到一个厚厚的二氧化碳层覆盖中央北极帽和剩余的南极帽.
- 在低至中度地区检测到地下水 (H2O) 和/或 (OH) 沉积物的证据.
结论:
- 该研究提供了火星上关键挥发性分布的全球地图.
- 研究结果表明,高度地区有大量的水冰库,极地地区有大量的二氧化碳冰.
- 在较低度处有结合水/OH的证据,需要进一步调查火星的水化过程.
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