一个全方位的挥发性物质枯竭的月球内部
Wei Dai1, Frédéric Moynier1, Zheng-Yu Long1
1Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris 75005, France.
概括
月球的玄武岩石显示出一致的 (Zn) 和 (K) 同位素组成,这表明月球上的挥发性元素分布是均的. 这支持一个全球挥发性枯竭的月球内部,挑战以前的采样偏见.
科学领域:
- 月球地质学和地球化学
- 同位素地质化学 同位素地质化学
- 星球科学 星球科学
背景情况:
- 月球中适度挥发性元素 (MVE) 的耗尽是月球形成和演变的一个关键方面.
- 之前关于MVE耗尽的研究可能受到阿波罗任务从Procellarum KREEP Terrane采集样本的偏见.
- 了解MVE分布对于月球进化模型至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查月球基岩石中Zn和K的同位素组成,以评估MVE的一致性.
- 为了确定月球样本是否代表比阿波罗样本更广泛的组成范围.
- 重新评估MVE耗尽的程度及其对月球内部组成的影响.
主要方法:
- 在月球基岩石的多样化套件中分析 (Zn) 和 (K) 同位素组成.
- 基于 (Th) 含量对石样本的表征,以确保不同的起源.
- 将石的同位素数据 (包括潜在的远端样本) 与现有的阿波罗任务数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 在所有分析的月球基岩石类型中观察到非常一致的Zn和K同位素组成.
- 尽管样品中的 (Th) 含量存在显著差异,但仍发现了同位素同质性.
- 这些发现表明,月球的挥发性元素在同位素上是均的,并没有受到重大撞击事件的显著改变.
结论:
- 月球的挥发性元素具有相对均的同位素组成.
- 从阿波罗卫星样本中获得的MVE丰富度和同位素组成的先前估计可能代表了大量的月球.
- 这项研究支持了全球挥发性-耗尽月球内部的假设.
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