伊奥岛洛基帕特拉的多相火山复苏
K de Kleer1, M Skrutskie2, J Leisenring3
1Department of Astronomy, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
Nature
|May 12, 2017
概括
木星的卫星Io上的洛基帕特拉通过涉及两个波的多阶段过程重新浮出水面. 这种火山活动揭示了岩气体含量和地密度不均.
科学领域:
- 星球科学
- 火山学
- 地质学
背景情况:
- 在木星的月球Io上, 洛基帕特拉是太阳系中最强大的持续活跃的火山.
- 之前的观测表明每1-3年重新浮出水面,反时钟方向发展,但缺乏足够的分辨率来确定确切的过程.
研究的目的:
- 为了绘制整个洛基帕特拉地面的热辐射和岩冷却年龄.
- 确定洛基帕特拉重新浮出水面的物理过程.
主要方法:
- 使用地面干扰成像从洛基帕特拉的热辐射.
- 在2015年3月8日欧罗巴对Io的遮蔽过程中获得的数据.
- 在地板上采集了大约2公里的空间样本.
主要成果:
- 在整个地板上生成了温度和岩冷却年龄图.
- 确定了一个多阶段的浮出水面过程, 涉及两个不同的波浪在中央岛屿周围传播和汇聚.
- 观察到波速和开始时间的变化,表明岩气含量和/或地散密度不均.
结论:
- 这是一个复杂的多阶段过程,
- 根据观察到的波动力学,推断出洛基·帕特拉的地下特性.
- 这项研究提供了前所未有的细节, 形成这个极端的木星环境的火山过程.
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