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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
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由Opportunity在Meridiani Planum进行的定位和物理属性实验
R E Arvidson1, R C Anderson, P Bartlett
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. arvidson@wunder.wustl.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 4, 2004
概括
火星探索探测车机遇精确地绘制了它的着陆地点和探测车轨迹. 太阳能电池板上的表面尘埃积累表明,强风不断清理Meridiani Planum.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 火星的探索火星的探索
背景情况:
- 火星探索车机遇号的着陆地点需要精确的定位来进行科学分析.
- 了解火星表面形态和地质过程对于解释任务数据至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定机遇号着陆地点位置的绝对准确性.
- 为了确定精确的漫游者穿越位置,并分析火星表面的地形.
- 研究梅里迪亚尼平原的地质特征和侵蚀过程.
主要方法:
- 无线电跟踪数据分析,以获得绝对准确的着陆地点.
- 工程遥测和重叠图像用于探测器横向定位.
- 漫游车生成的地形形状和轨道观测分析.
- 研磨实验,以评估岩石的机械强度.
主要成果:
- 机遇号的着陆地点被定位到比10米更好的绝对精度.
- 漫游者在穿越过程中的位置以厘米级准确度确定.
- 梅里迪亚尼平面 (Meridiani Planum) 在米到厘米长度的尺度上表现出非常光滑的地形.
- 由于尘埃沉积,观察到太阳能电池性能下降.
- 有证据表明,高速风不断地去除尘埃,这表明没有尘埃覆盖的表面.
- 蒸发性岩石具有较低的机械强度,丰富的粗粒颗粒表明差异性侵蚀.
结论:
- 实现了对机遇探测器及其着陆地点的精确定位.
- 位于Meridiani Planum的火星平原在地质上是光滑的,有证据表明正在进行的流过程.
- 不同的侵蚀,由风和岩石特性驱动,塑造了Meridiani Planum的景观.
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