火星对egr Geminorum的遮蔽:大气潮的证据?
概括
空中观测显示火星上有强大的大气潮,在50-90公里高空之间温度变化高达35克尔文. 需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现,并排除辐射效应.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 航空学是航空学的.
背景情况:
- 了解火星大气动力学对于未来的探索至关重要.
- 以前的研究表明,火星上存在大气波和潮.
研究的目的:
- 为了获得火星大气层的温度概况.
- 调查大气潮流及其特征的证据.
主要方法:
- 在1976年4月8日Epsilon Geminorum的遮蔽过程中的空中观测.
- 分析50-90公里高度范围内的温度变化.
主要成果:
- 温度概况显示高峰到高峰的变化为35克尔文.
- 这些变化发生在20公里的垂直尺度上.
- 确定了大气潮的强有力的证据.
结论:
- 观察到的温度变化为火星大气中强的潮提供了证据.
- 需要额外的数据来最终排除对观察到的现象的辐射解释.
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