9P/Tempel 1的尘埃颗粒在与深度冲击相遇之前和之后
David E Harker1, Charles E Woodward, Diane H Wooden
1Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Department 0424, La Jolla, CA 92093-0424, USA. dharker@ucsd.edu
概括
双子座-N观测到9P/Tempel 1彗星的显著变化.
科学领域:
- 彗星科学是一门彗星科学.
- 天文地质学 天文地质学
- 尘埃物理 尘埃物理
背景情况:
- 彗星9P/Tempel 1在深度冲击任务之前和之后进行了研究.
- 了解彗星尘埃的特性对于行星科学至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析从彗星9P/Tempel 1喷射出的尘埃的光谱特性和颗粒特征.
- 为了确定深度冲击任务对彗星内部昏迷的影响.
主要方法:
- 红外光谱学 (7.8至13微米) 用于观察彗星的内部昏迷.
- 分析光谱能量分布和衍生的谷物特性.
- 抛出尘埃质量的建模.
主要成果:
- 一个突出的酸盐排放特征,表明无形火,无形橄和晶橄,在撞击后1小时内形成.
- 据估计,喷射出来的尘埃质量在10^4到10^6公斤之间.
- 酸盐特征在26小时内减少,使光谱恢复到撞击前的状态.
结论:
- 深度冲击任务导致彗星尘埃组成和属性的暂时变化.
- 撞击似乎并没有在9P/Tempel 1彗星核上产生新的,持久的活跃区域.
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