概括
维京着陆器地点的火星表面温度显示出显著的差异,维京着陆器2的年度变化比维京着陆器1更大. 这些温度变化对于理解火星至关重要.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 火星的探索火星的探索
- 红外热像图 (Infrared Thermography) 是一种红外热像图.
背景情况:
- 火星表面温度是了解其气候和过去或现在生命潜力的关键因素.
- 以前的研究提供了关于不同火星着陆地点的日间和年度温度变化有限的数据.
研究的目的:
- 在维京登陆器地点计算火星表面的年度温度范围.
- 为了分析火星土壤的日常温度行为.
- 为研究火星上的活性化学提供参考.
主要方法:
- 使用的热参数来源于红外热映射仪的观测.
- 使用维京着陆器图像来估计热辐射的岩石组成部分.
- 计算了可访问深度的土壤的每日温度行为.
主要成果:
- 维京着陆器1号 (VL1) 站点每年温度变化很小,而维京着陆器2号 (VL2) 站点每年温度变化很大.
- 土壤顶部的每日温度范围为183263 K (VL1) 和183268 K (VL2).
- 白天温度变化随着深度而降低,指数级尺度约为5厘米.
结论:
- 在VL1和VL2的明显的年温度范围提供了对火星气候变化的洞察.
- 计算的土壤温度,包括在VL2的岩石下面的最大230K,为天体生物学研究提供了关键数据.
- 这些发现为进一步研究火星土壤化学的基础.
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