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泰坦的重力场,形状和惯性时刻
Luciano Iess1, Nicole J Rappaport, Robert A Jacobson
1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale ed Astronautica, Università La Sapienza, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy. luciano.iess@uniroma1.it
概括
卡西尼号是卡西尼号的一个小行星.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 天文测量是天文测量.
背景情况:
- 泰坦的内部结构和形状是理解其演变的关键.
- 以前的模型表明内部有所差异,但缺乏准确的数据.
研究的目的:
- 通过卡西尼号航天器的无线电跟踪数据来确定泰坦的精确质量和重力场.
- 为了研究泰坦的内部结构,分化状态和形状.
主要方法:
- 卡西尼号航天器在其任务期间的精确无线电跟踪.
- 分析引力波和由此产生的地质和地形.
主要成果:
- 确定了泰坦的质量和重力波 (至3度).
- 四极场表示由于潮和旋转力造成的水静电松.
- 推断的惯性因子时刻为~0.34,表明差异化不完整.
- 泰坦的平衡形状是一个三轴圆形,具有特定的半轴差异.
- 与地形异常相比,非水立体地形变化相对较小.
结论:
- 泰坦的内部结构意味着岩石和冰的分离不完美,或者是一个富含水的酸盐核心.
- 观察到的补偿表明深处有一个温暖的冰内部.
- 泰坦的形状和重力场与水静态放松的身体是一致的.
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