土星的卫星恩塞拉多斯的Diapir诱导的重新定位
Francis Nimmo1, Robert T Pappalardo
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.
Nature
|June 2, 2006
概括
在土星的卫星恩塞拉多斯下面的一个低密度的尿布可能解释了其活跃的南极地区. 这个尿布可能会重新定位月球的旋转,导致构造压力和独特的热 signature.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 土星的一个冰冷的卫星恩塞拉多斯 (Enceladus) 呈现出一个南极地区,年轻,变形的地形和高热量流.
- 这种热量很可能来自潮消散,可能会导致尿皮主义 (低密度材料的上升).
研究的目的:
- 调查低密度尿布在解释恩塞拉多斯南极热点和观察到的表面变形方面的作用.
- 为了限制恩塞拉多的冰和酸盐核心的物理性质.
主要方法:
- 模拟卫星重定向的影响,由于低密度的屏幕.
- 分析由旋转变化产生的构造压力模式.
- 预测可观测的地质特征,如撞击坑分布和重力异常.
主要成果:
- 低密度的尿布可以通过导致恩塞拉多斯旋转轴的重新定位来解释极地热点.
- 如果尿布在冰中,那么冰必须厚 (>0.5公里弹性厚度).
- 如果尿布在核心,全球地下海洋是不太可能的,因为需要核心-冰合重定位.
结论:
- 卫星的重定位由于皮运动产生了与恩塞拉多斯南极变形相一致的构造压力.
- 撞击坑的分布可能缺乏典型的前/后半球不对称.
- 负重力异常是低密度尿膜的潜在可观察结果.
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