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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
罗塞塔号上的OSIRIS拍摄的E型小行星 (2867) 斯坦斯
H U Keller1, C Barbieri, D Koschny
1Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany. keller@linmpi.mpg.de
概括
罗塞塔任务揭示了小行星斯坦斯是一个废墟堆,而不是固体岩石. 图像提供了Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack (YORP) 效应重塑小行星的直接证据.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 小行星研究研究.
- 太空探索 太空探索
背景情况:
- 欧洲航天局的罗塞塔任务为研究太阳系中小型天体提供了独特的机会.
- 小行星 (2867) 斯坦斯在前往67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko彗星的路上遇到了它.
研究的目的:
- 为了描述小行星 (2867) Steins 的物理特性和表面形态.
- 为了研究Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack (YORP) 效应对小行星形状的潜在影响.
主要方法:
- 使用罗塞塔航天器上的OSIRIS (光学,光谱和红外远程成像系统) 摄像机进行高分辨率成像.
- 分析表面特征,包括石坑和线性断层.
- 石坑计数以推断表面的年龄和过程.
主要成果:
- 斯坦斯是一个圆形体,有效球形直径为5.3公里.
- 表面呈现线性断层和突出2.1公里的石坑;没有观察到显著的颜色变化.
- 显著的小石坑缺失表明表面相对较年轻或正在复苏.
- 有证据表明,斯坦斯是一个有形形状的瓦堆,可能是由YORP旋转而改变的.
结论:
- 欧西里斯 (OSIRIS) 图像提供了对YORP效应在主带小行星上作用的直接观测证据.
- 施泰恩斯的形态和组成作为一堆废墟与由于YORP诱导的旋转加速而导致的显著重塑一致.
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