来自恩塞拉多深处的大分子有机化合物
Frank Postberg1,2,3, Nozair Khawaja4, Bernd Abel5
1Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Frank.Postberg@geow.uni-heidelberg.de.
Nature
|June 29, 2018
概括
研究人员在土星的卫星恩赛拉多的冰粒中发现了复杂的,高分子质量的有机物质. 这一发现表明其地下海洋中有丰富的有机库存,
科学领域:
- 天体生物学
- 星球科学
- 有机地化学
背景情况:
- 在土星的一个卫星安塞拉多斯, 冰的地下面有一个全球性的海洋.
- 在月球表面爆发的冷火山,
- 之前的研究检测出这些中的简单有机化合物, 分子质量较低.
研究的目的:
- 探究恩塞拉多海洋中有机物质的存在和性质.
- 分析从恩塞拉多星层喷射出来的冰粒的组成.
- 了解恩塞拉多海洋中复杂有机化学的潜力.
主要方法:
- 分析了从恩塞拉多的冷火山中收集的冰粒.
- 质谱测定有机化合物的分子质量和结构.
- 冰粒中的宏分子有机物质的特征.
主要成果:
- 在排放的冰粒中检测到缩的复杂的宏分子有机物质.
- 观察到的有机物质的分子质量超过200个原子质量单位.
- 证据表明海洋表面有丰富的有机薄膜,
结论:
- 恩塞拉多的海洋含有比以前更复杂的有机分子.
- 这些发现表明一个具有丰富的有机库存的潜在宜居环境.
- 这项研究为Enceladus地下海洋中发生的化学过程提供了新的见解.
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