雨,风和雾在海根斯探测器降落到泰坦表面的过程中
M G Tomasko1, B Archinal, T Becker
1Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0092, USA.
Nature
|December 2, 2005
概括
泰坦 泰坦 泰坦 泰坦 泰坦
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
- 大气科学 大气科学
背景情况:
- 泰坦的大气表现出甲转化,这表明表面或地下甲储备.
- 卡西尼轨道探测器之前的测量没有检测到全球表面的水库.
- 泰坦大气中的甲和烟雾掩盖了表面的观测.
研究的目的:
- 利用海根斯探测器数据调查泰坦的表面组成和地质特征.
- 寻找液态碳化合物储备和过去液态活动的证据.
- 为了分析泰坦的大气雾和表面光谱特性.
主要方法:
- 来自惠根斯探测器下降成像仪/光谱辐射仪的光谱和高分辨率图像的分析.
- 在降落和降落后观察表面特征.
- 测量红外反射频谱和大气雾粒子密度.
主要成果:
- 图像显示了古代液体流的痕迹,与地球类似的排水系统,导致黑暗的低地.
- 登陆后的图像显示了一条干燥的河床.
- 表面光谱显示有机物质 (托林) 和水冰,近红外的蓝色斜率不明.
- 雾颗粒密度稍微增加到表面,甲相对湿度为50%.
结论:
- 泰坦的表面显示了过去液体活动的证据,包括河流系统.
- 表面成分是有机物质,水冰和未知物质的独特混合物.
- 这些发现表明泰坦的复杂地质过程和大气相互作用.
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