凝聚力阻止了碎片堆小行星 (29075) 1950 DA 的旋转分解
Ben Rozitis1, Eric MacLennan1, Joshua P Emery1
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.
Nature
|August 15, 2014
概括
小小行星可能由凝聚力保持在一起,而不仅仅是重力. 这一发现解释了废墟堆小行星如何比以前认为可能的更快地旋转.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
背景情况:
- 小行星通常是松散的废墟堆,而不是固体.
- 它们的行为通常由重力和摩擦解释.
- 最近,人们预测凝聚力对小碎石堆很重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查聚合力在小碎片堆小行星中的作用.
- 解释在小行星中观察到的高速旋转速率.
- 分析小行星 (29075) 1950 DA. 的物理行为.
主要方法:
- 对小行星 (29075) 1950 DA的旋转进行分析.
- 在引力和凝聚力下模拟颗粒物质的行为.
- 凝聚力与月球 regolith 的比较.
主要成果:
- 小行星 (29075) 1950 DA是一堆瓦,其旋转速度比重力和摩擦力所允许的要快.
- 凝聚力是防止结构失效所必需的.
- 这些力量的强度相当于月球 regolith 的强度.
结论:
- 凝聚力,就像范德瓦尔斯力一样,对于小碎片堆小行星的结构完整性至关重要.
- 这些力量解释了小小行星的意外快速旋转速度.
- 对凝聚力的进一步研究可以完善小行星行为模型.
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