太阳风引起的火星大气侵蚀:火星快车上的ASPERA-3的第一个结果
R Lundin1, S Barabash, H Andersson
1Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Box 812, S-98 128, Kiruna, Sweden. rickard.lundin@irf.se
概括
太空等离子体和能量原子分析仪 (ASPERA) 在火星离子层深处探测到太阳风和离子. 这表明太阳风与火星大气之间的直接相互作用,可能是由磁异常驱动的.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 航空学是航空学的.
背景情况:
- 火星拥有薄弱的大气层和弱的全球磁场.
- 太阳风和行星大气之间的相互作用对大气演变至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究太阳风等离子体和电离层离子透到火星电离层的程度.
- 了解这种相互作用对火星大气层的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用火星快速飞船上的空间等离子体和能量原子分析仪 (ASPERA) 仪器的数据.
- 在火星表面较低的高度分析等离子和能量离子观测.
主要成果:
- 太阳风等离子体和加速的电离层离子被观察到在火星表面270公里以上.
- 这种深度透表明,火星上层大气直接暴露在太阳风的强迫作用下.
结论:
- 低海拔的透和离子能量化表明太阳风与大气的相互作用是显著的.
- 潜在的原因包括太阳风的不规则性,火星磁力异常,或因素的组合.
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