小行星4维斯塔的结构由行星规模碰撞模型揭示出来
1Physics Institute, Space Research and Planetary Sciences, Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. martin.jutzi@space.unibe.ch
Nature
|February 15, 2013
概括
模拟显示了两个巨大的撞击如何塑造了小行星维斯塔,创造了其独特的地形,并从内部深处暴露了材料. 这为原行星的组成和演变提供了新的见解.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 冲击石坑的形成
- 小行星地质学
背景情况:
- 小行星4维斯塔的表面特征与HED (霍华迪特-尤克里特-二原石) 石群一致.
- 之前的模型很难复制维斯塔的南半球地形,以大冲击痕为主.
研究的目的:
- 为了准确地建模维斯塔的地形,利用其南半球双盆地的新数据.
- 模拟原行星在巨大的重叠碰撞下发生的全球演变.
主要方法:
- 三维模拟维斯塔的全球演变.
- 模拟两个重叠的行星规模撞击事件的影响.
主要成果:
- 成功地复制了维斯塔的观察形状和地形.
- 产生了撞击挖掘和弹射沉积的地图.
- 在雷亚西尔维亚盆地中,在石坑崩塌期间,科里奥利斯力导致了螺旋形状的形成.
结论:
- 北方的表面材料来自20公里的深度,而南方的材料来自60-100公里的深度.
- 该模型表明,维斯塔的外面100公里可能主要是岩地 (eucrites) 与超岩入侵 (diogenites),挑战以前对完全差异化的内部假设的假设.
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