欧洲的分化内部结构:从两个利略相遇中得出的结论
J D Anderson1, E L Lau, W L Sjogren
1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, USA.
概括
利略航天器的数据揭示了欧洲的欧洲.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 木星的卫星欧罗巴是地球外生命的主要候选人.
- 了解欧罗巴的内部结构对于评估其可居住性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定欧罗巴的外部引力场.
- 为了推断月球的内部结构和组成.
主要方法:
- 来自利略航天器无线电载波的多普勒数据的分析.
- 在两个欧洲相遇 (E4和E6) 期间的测量.
主要成果:
- 欧罗巴有一个厚厚的外 (100200公里) 的水冰和液体.
- 月球深层内部的密度超过4000公斤/立方米.
- 一个金属核心 (半径约为欧罗巴的40%) 被岩石地幔包围 (30003500 kg/m3) 是一个可能的内部配置.
结论:
- 欧罗巴的结构表明,在冰的地下面有一个地下海洋.
- 金属核心的存在得到了磁场的可能性的支持.
- 这些发现对欧罗巴的生命潜力有影响.
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