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Synthesis and Reaction Chemistry of Nanosize Monosodium Titanate
Published on: February 23, 2016
在泰坦上大范围的晨雨
Máté Adámkovics1, Michael H Wong, Conor Laver
1Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94611, USA. mate@berkeley.edu
概括
科学家们首次直接观察到泰坦大气中的甲雨. 这一发现揭示了在月球上最明亮的大陆 - - 克萨纳杜 - - 上发生的降雨.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 已知泰坦的大气中有甲云和预期降水.
- 直接观察降水及其地理位置仍然难以捉摸.
研究的目的:
- 直接观察和描述泰坦大气中的降水情况.
- 为了确定与泰坦上甲雨相关的地理区域和条件.
主要方法:
- 来自非常大望远镜 (VLT) 和W. M. Keck天文台的近红外光谱分析.
- 获取大气灭绝档案以识别凝聚甲和雨.
主要成果:
- 在泰坦上午侧的热层中观察到增强的大气不透明度.
- 在海拔30公里附近有甲云和下面的甲雨的一致证据.
- 在赤道地区检测到的湿度,特别是在Xanadu大陆上方.
- 云和降水在2.0微米的光学上很薄,滴滴大小为0.1毫米或更大.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了第一个直接证据,证明泰坦上有甲降水.
- 这些发现表明,白天温度梯度,甲相对湿度,风和地形都有助于甲凝结和小雨.
- 观测到的Xanadu上空的"隐形"云和小雨,为泰坦的水文循环提供了新的见解.
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