小行星2008 TC的撞击和恢复 (3)
P Jenniskens1, M H Shaddad, D Numan
1SETI Institute, Carl Sagan Center, 515 North Whisman Road, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. Petrus.M.Jenniskens@nasa.gov
Nature
|March 28, 2009
概括
科学家将一个脆弱的小行星与独特的石联系起来. 收回的阿尔马哈塔·西塔石碎片揭示了一种不寻常的,多孔的乌雷利特组成,以前在收藏中没有代表.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 太空化学 太空化学
- 流星学是指流星学.
背景情况:
- 由于缺乏与母体的直接联系,小行星被按光谱属性分类.
- 2008年发现的小行星2008TC3显示出一个平面反射频谱.
- 预计2008 TC3将在进入大气层时解体,没有留下可回收的碎片.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定小行星及其石碎片之间的明确联系.
- 描述从小行星2008 TC3.3中回收的石的组成和特性.
- 为了将小行星光谱类型与石类联系起来.
主要方法:
- 发现和跟踪小行星2008TC3.
- 在小行星轨道上恢复石碎片 (Almahata Sitta).
- 对小行星和回收的石进行光谱分析.
- 石样本的石化和化学分析.
主要成果:
- 47颗总重3.95公斤的石碎片被回收,证实了进入大气层后的生存.
- 分析显示,这些石是多质性尿石,其特点是超细粒,多孔性和大碳含量.
- 综合的光谱数据将母小行星确定为F类小行星.
- 在F级小行星2008 TC3和黑暗,富含碳的异常乌雷利特石之间建立了牢固的联系.
结论:
- 该研究成功将小行星2008 TC3与阿尔马哈塔西塔石落联系起来,这代表了F级小行星的第一次直接联系.
- 恢复的石是异常的乌雷利特,一种脆弱的,富含碳的材料,以前在石收藏中没有代表.
- 这一发现扩大了我们对小行星多样性和原始太阳系材料组成的理解.
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