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真正的极地流浪在欧洲来自全球规模的小圆圈低谷
Paul Schenk1, Isamu Matsuyama, Francis Nimmo
1Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas 77058, USA. schenk@lpi.usra.edu
Nature
|May 16, 2008
概括
欧罗巴的复杂构造特征可能是由真正的极地流浪解释的. 这种涉及冰重定位的地质过程,很可能造成了欧罗巴上观察到的弧形低谷和低谷.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
背景情况:
- 欧罗巴表现出复杂的构造模式和压力历史,许多大规模特征仍然无法解释.
- 真极流浪者 (TPW) 已被提议解释一些特征,如果欧罗巴的冰是度变化的,并与其内部脱.
研究的目的:
- 调查欧罗巴岛上无法解释的弧形低谷和低谷的起源.
- 为了确定真正的极地流浪是否可以解释观察到的全球范围的构造特征.
主要方法:
- 分析了三次飞往欧洲的航天器任务的成像数据.
- 全球范围内绘制弧形低谷和低谷的地图.
- 观察到的特征与真正的极地流浪模型预测的应力模式的比较.
主要成果:
- 绘制了两组全球范围的,同心的,反足的弧形低谷和低谷集.
- 这些长达数百公里的特征,深度为0.31.5公里,显示出与80度的真正极地漫游事件带来的压力有很好的匹配.
- 低谷似乎在地理上与其他大规模线条有关.
结论:
- 真正的极地流浪者为欧罗巴上观察到的弧形低谷和低谷提供了令人信服的解释.
- 许多欧罗巴的构造模式可能与真正的极地流浪事件有关.
- 这种机制为以前无法解释的地质特征提供了统一的解释.
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