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在Meridiani Planum工作了两年:机遇漫游车的结果
S W Squyres1, A H Knoll, R E Arvidson
1Department of Astronomy, Space Sciences Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
概括
火星探测车机遇号在火星平面 (Meridiani Planum) 发现了古代液态水和酸性地下水的证据. 这些发现表明过去的干旱,氧化表面条件有偶尔的水流.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地质
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 火星探测车机遇号已经在二多年来一直在探索Meridiani Planum.
- 这个地区以其独特的地质特征和过去可居住的潜力而闻名.
研究的目的:
- 分析来自Meridiani Planum的地质和化学证据,以了解古代火星的环境条件.
- 研究水和化学过程在塑造火星表面中的作用.
主要方法:
- 机遇探测器对岩层和表面特征进行现场分析.
- 微观成像和化学成分分析火星岩石和土壤.
主要成果:
- 发现了发达的交叉层层,表明在流动的液态水中形成.
- 识别大量的血混凝土和可能的化物相关特征.
- 证据表明,从玄武岩前体的突出岩石中发生了显著的化学变化.
- 观察厚厚的气候变化皮肤,抗破裂填充物和多边形骨折.
结论:
- 梅里迪亚尼平原曾经经历过丰富的酸性地下水和干旱,氧化表面条件.
- 有证据表明,古代火星表面偶尔会有液态水流.
- 这些发现为火星过去的可居住性和地质演变提供了洞察力.
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