证据表明火星上热带度的近地臭氧层增强
Daniel Viúdez-Moreiras1, Michael D Smith2, Mike Wolff3
1Centro de Astrobiología, Spanish National Research Council - National Institute for Aerospace Technology, Madrid 28550, Spain.
概括
火星环境动态分析仪 (MEDA) 在火星上检测到臭氧,发现20公里以下的水平高于预期. 这表明目前火星大气化学模型需要修订.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 大气化学 大气化学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 臭氧对大气化学和地球上的紫外线吸收至关重要.
- 了解火星大气组成是评估可居住性和行星演变的关键.
研究的目的:
- 报告来自火星的新型表面臭氧观测结果.
- 将火星臭氧水平与地球数据和大气模型进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在NASA的Mars 2020任务中利用了火星环境动力学分析仪 (MEDA) 辐射和尘埃传感器 (RDS) 的臭氧探测器.
- 在火星的Jezero火山口获得了中午的测量.
- 集成的数据与轨道垂直形状的观测.
主要成果:
- 观察到臭氧柱的平均丰度为3.8±2.3μm-atm.
- ~90%的火星臭氧集中在海拔20公里以下.
- 20公里以下的臭氧水平是模型预测的3-4倍.
结论:
- 目前的火星下层大气化学和组成模型是不够的.
- 气溶或未知的近地化学物质可能会减少臭氧破坏.
- 这些发现需要对火星大气氧化能力的模型进行修订.
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