火星的谢尔戈蒂特石石的源
Stephanie C Werner1, Anouck Ody, François Poulet
1The Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, University of Oslo, Sem Sælandsvei 24, 0371 Oslo, Norway.
概括
火星上的莫哈维火山口是谢尔戈蒂特石的来源,将它们的弹射年龄与火山口的火山口联系起来.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 宇宙化学 宇宙化学
背景情况:
- 行星表面年龄通常是使用火山口计数来估计的,而石年龄提供间接约束.
- 谢尔戈蒂特石是火星时间表的关键群体,历史上存在年龄差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定负责出shergottite石的陆地撞击坑.
- 为了重新校准火星表面的基于石坑的年龄确定方法.
主要方法:
- 对石喷射年龄和火山口形成年龄的比较分析.
- 对雪戈蒂石和火星地形的矿物学和同位素 (Pb-Pb) 分析.
- 火星表面特征的地质绘图和约会.
主要成果:
- 火星上的500万年不到的莫哈维火山口 (宽55公里) 被确定为雪戈提特石的来源.
- 同时流星弹射和火山口形成年龄,以及矿物学数据,证实了这一联系.
- 谢尔戈蒂石的原始结晶年龄是古老的,较年轻的年龄归因于同位素重置.
结论:
- 基于火山口的火星年龄确定现在在现场使用莫哈韦火山口-shergottite连接校准.
- 这种重新校准将火星最古老的地形的绝对年龄推迟了2亿年.
- 这项研究解决了火星时间表中的差异,并完善了我们对行星进化的理解.
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