在火星上建造Chasma Boreale
J W Holt1, K E Fishbaugh, S Byrne
1Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin 78758, Texas, USA. jack@ig.utexas.edu
Nature
|May 28, 2010
概括
火星的北极分层沉积物主要是通过不均的冰积累而形成的,而不是侵蚀. 这一过程创造了北极,并塑造了火星的气候历史.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 气候科学 气候科学
背景情况:
- 火星的北极层沉积物 (NPLD) 保持了重要的水冰和气候记录.
- 在NPLD内部讨论了北极石的形成,以侵蚀为主要假设.
研究的目的:
- 调查色北极和NPLD的形成机制.
- 了解塑造火星极地景观和古气候的过程.
主要方法:
- 分析来自火星侦察轨道器的新数据.
- 查斯马北极和周围的NPLD的平流图分析.
主要成果:
- 北极石主要是由于NPLD的不均沉积而形成的,而不仅仅是侵蚀.
- 以前存在的地形影响了NPLD沉积和随后的侵蚀模式.
- 证据表明,存在了第二个,现在被埋藏的山谷,表明复杂的沉积历史.
结论:
- 不均的沉积过程和质量平衡,而不是灾难性的侵蚀,形状为北极石.
- 以前存在的火星地形在极地层沉积物形成中起到了至关重要的作用.
- NPLD复杂的历史揭示了火星古气候和地质演变的洞察力.
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