弗雷德福特石坑的古磁作用和对火星上的石坑的影响
Laurent Carporzen1, Stuart A Gilder, Rodger J Hart
1Institut de Physique du Globe, Laboratoire de Paléomagnétisme, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
Nature
|May 13, 2005
概括
火星的火山口显示低磁场,但弗雷德福特火山口岩石具有高度的磁力. 撞击事件随机化并加剧磁化,解释了火山口上明显的低电场.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 矿物物理 矿物物理
背景情况:
- 火星上的撞击坑,如Hellas和Argyre,比周围地区的磁场强度更低.
- 这种现象通常归因于在没有全球磁场的情况下,冲击诱导的压力去磁化.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究弗雷德福特石坑内岩石的磁性特性.
- 为了确定撞击事件是否可以解释石坑中观察到的磁异常.
主要方法:
- 分析弗雷德福特火山口岩石的磁力强度和古磁方向.
- 对磁铁颗粒结晶和方向的显微镜检查.
主要成果:
- 弗雷德福特火山口内的岩石显示的磁强度明显高于同等的地球石质.
- 古磁方向以厘米尺度随机定向,表示冲击诱导的磁化.
- 磁铁石颗粒在撞击事件期间表现出结晶,将磁化与撞击联系起来.
结论:
- 石坑内的强烈,随机的磁化有效地取消了,从高空产生了低磁场的错觉.
- 石坑的磁力异常不应该被解释为证据证明撞击期间行星内部磁场的缺失.
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