一个月球核心动力发动机,仅限于月球最初的1.4亿年
Tinghong Zhou1, John A Tarduno1,2,3, Rory D Cottrell1
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 USA.
概括
月球可能没有持久的核心动力发电机. 对月球岩石的研究表明,任何早期的动力发电机都是短暂的,可能是在月球历史的第一个1.4亿年内.
科学领域:
- 月球地质学 月球地质学
- 古磁力学是一种古磁学.
- 星球科学 星球科学
背景情况:
- 月球核心动力发电机的存在和持续时间受到争议.
- 一些阿波罗基岩样本表明月球发电机是偶发性的,但这在能量和时间上是有问题的.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查月球动力发电机的 using使用阿波罗样本的古磁分析.
- 为了限制任何早期月球磁场的时间和性质.
主要方法:
- 对阿波罗基岩 (70035,75035) 和岩 (61016) 的单晶古强度 (SCP) 分析.
- 将SCP结果与整个岩石磁化分析进行比较.
- 月球样本的年代测定,以确定时间限制.
主要成果:
- 对约37亿年前的阿波罗基岩石的全岩石分析产生了高磁化,但SCP表示无磁场,驳斥了这些样本中的插曲性动力发电机.
- 对较古老的阿波罗样本 (breccia 61016,铁合金 60025) 的SCP研究也产生了零值.
- 这些发现将潜在的月球核心动力发电机限制在月球最初的1.4亿年.
结论:
- 月球可能缺乏长寿的核心动力发电机.
- 早期的月球磁场,如果存在的话,是短暂的,可能仅限于最初的1.4亿年.
- 月球缺乏磁层可能使得地球的哈地亚大气被困在月球固态岩中,这是未来探索的目标.
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