地质证据表明,在月球的南极地区,广泛的盆地被抛出为平原地形
Le Qiao1, Luyuan Xu2, James W Head3
1Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264209, China. leqiao@sdu.edu.cn.
Nature communications
|July 10, 2024
概括
科学家在月球南极地区绘制了800多个平原地形. 这些平原,可能是远距离撞击的碎片流,是探索月球挥发物和早期轰炸历史的首要着陆地点.
科学领域:
- 月球地质学 月球地质学
- 星球科学 星球科学
- 天文地质学 天文地质学
背景情况:
- 月球极地地区的水冰和挥发物是勘探和资源利用的关键目标.
- 确定着陆地点和材料来源对于未来的月球任务至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 绘制月球南极地区平原地形的地图.
- 确定这些平原的起源及其未来勘探潜力.
主要方法:
- 在月球南极地区,绘制了超过800个平原地形,面积约46,000平方公里.
- 使用轨道测量和模拟研究.
- 分析平原地形的白度和铁含量.
主要成果:
- 识别了800多个平原地形,比马平原具有更高的白度和更低的铁含量.
- 这些平原可能起源于远处撞击坑,特别是施罗丁格盆地喷射诱导的碎片流.
- 证据表明,在月球南极地区,遥远的盆地材料有广泛的贡献.
结论:
- 研究的平原被推为月球探测的优先着陆地点.
- 这些地点提供了研究月球极地挥发物的机会.
- 这些发现有助于理解月球早期轰炸历史.
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