尼羅瑟提斯桌山群
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坐標 | 36°52′N 67°54′E / 36.87°N 67.9°E |
尼羅瑟提斯桌山群(Nilosyrtis Mensae)位於火星卡西烏斯區,其中心坐標為北緯36.87°、東經67.9°,它的東西經度分別為74.4°E和 51.1°E;南北緯度分別是 29.61°N和 36.87°N[2][2]。尼羅瑟提斯桌山群正對着西面的普羅敦尼勒斯桌山群,二者都坐落在火星分界線上。該桌山群縱橫約705公里(438英里),取名自火星古典反照率特徵,1973年被國際天文聯合會正式接受。
尼羅瑟提斯桌山群的表面被歸屬為銳蝕地形(Fretted Terrain)。這裏有懸崖、台地和寬闊平坦的山谷,其表面地貌被認為是由岩屑覆蓋的冰川所造成[3][4]。這些圍繞着丘群和桌山的冰川,被稱為舌狀岩屑坡[5][6][7][8];當冰川位於山谷中時,又被稱為線狀谷底沉積[9][10][11][12]。
氣候變化導致的富冰特徵
[編輯]幾十年來,火星上的許多地貌特徵,包括尼羅瑟提斯桌山群,都被認為含有大量的冰。這一想法被火星勘測軌道飛行器上的淺層雷達(SHARAD)所證實,勘測結果表明,舌狀岩屑坡(LDA)和線狀山谷沉積(LVF)都含有純淨水冰,上面覆蓋着一層隔溫的薄岩層 [13][14]。在北半球包括尼羅瑟提斯桌山群在內的許多地方都發現了冰[15]。
關於冰的起源,最流行的模型是火星自轉軸傾角的巨幅變化所引起的氣候改變,有時傾斜角甚至超過80度[16][17],巨大的傾斜變化解釋了為何火星上有許多富含冰的特徵。
研究表明,當火星的傾角從目前的25度傾斜到45度時,兩極的冰就不再穩定[18],此外,在這一高傾角時,固體的二氧化碳(乾冰)就會升華,從而增加了大氣壓力,這種增加的壓力會使更多的塵埃保留在大氣中,大氣中的水分將以雪或冰的形式落在塵埃顆粒上,計算表明這種物質將集中在中緯度地區[19][20],火星大氣環流模式預測,富冰塵埃將會堆積在已發現有富冰特徵的同一區域[21]。 當火星傾斜角逐慚回歸到較低值時,水冰將會升華(直接變成氣體)[22][22][23]並留下一層塵埃,留下的沉積覆蓋了底層物質。所以每次自轉軸的大幅度搖擺循環,都會使一些富冰層留在下面[24]。注意,光滑的表面覆蓋層可能只代表相對較新的物質。
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[編輯]參考資料
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