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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
阿波罗17号撞击机中的石墨溶解了石灰岩
A Steele1, F M McCubbin, M Fries
1Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory, 5251 Broad Branch Road N.W., Washington, DC 20015, USA. asteele@ciw.edu
概括
在月球样本中发现了晶体石墨和石墨胡须 (GW),这表明撞击事件创造了这些结构. 这一发现表明,月球保留了来自晚期重型轰炸时期的古代碳.
科学领域:
- * 月球地质和地化学.
- * 宇宙化学和天体材料科学
- *星球科学和撞击石坑研究
背景情况:
- *石墨胡须 (GWs) 是一种具有潜在应用的新型碳纳米结构.
- * 了解它们的形成机制对于材料科学和行星探索至关重要.
- *以前的研究并没有明确地将GW形成与外星撞击事件联系起来.
研究的目的:
- * 为了识别和描述月球样本中的碳酸性材料.
- * 为了调查在阿波罗17号撞击融碎片中发现的石墨和GWs的起源.
- * 探索撞击过程在太阳系碳纳米结构形成中的作用.
主要方法:
- * 对阿波罗17号撞击时融的突样品进行显微镜检查.
- *使用先进的成像技术分析晶体石墨和石墨胡须 (GW).
- *地化学上下文分析,排除陆地污染.
主要成果:
- * 在月球样本中检测到晶体石墨和GWs的离散颗粒.
- *石墨和GWs的空间关联表明样本中的共同起源.
- * 由于没有陆地污染指标,支持在地上的月球起源.
结论:
- *撞击过程是太阳系中产生GW的可信机制.
- *月球是从晚期重型轰炸中获得的古老碳质物质的储存库.
- * 这一发现扩大了我们对天体碳循环的理解.
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