水星上的空洞:MESSENGER证据表明,在地质上最近发生了与挥发物有关的活动
David T Blewett1, Nancy L Chabot, Brett W Denevi
1The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA. david.blewett@jhuapl.edu
概括
在水星上有明亮的空洞.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 天文学 天文学
背景情况:
- 水星表面在撞击坑内显示出独特的明亮沉积物.
- 这些特征呈现为浅的,没有边框的低谷,内部具有高反射率.
研究的目的:
- 分析水星上这些明亮的空洞的形态和潜在的形成机制.
- 根据观察到的表面特征推断水星地下的组成.
主要方法:
- 对水星表面的高分辨率轨道图像的分析.
- 撞击坑洞的形态特征,包括大小,形状和反射率.
- 解释导致空洞形成的地质过程.
主要成果:
- 在水星上发现了许多新出现的,不规则的,浅的,没有边缘的低谷 (空洞).
- 洞穴范围从几十米到几公里,通常具有明亮的内部和光环.
- 与火山口中央峰和地板相关的宿主岩石表明从深处进行挖掘.
结论:
- 空洞形成可能涉及通过升华,太空气候变化,排气或火山活动的挥发性损失.
- 这些特征表明水星的地下挥发性物质含量比以前预测的要高.
- 这些发现挑战了现有的太阳系最内层行星形成模型.
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