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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets This is an authorized translation of an Eos article. 本文是Eos文章的授权翻译。 木卫一(Io)是木星的第三大卫星,它不断受到木星及其另外两颗卫星——木卫二(Europa)和木卫三(Ganymede)——的引力作用而发生形变。木卫一内部由此产生的摩擦会产生极高的内部温度,从而引发遍布其表面的火山喷发。事实上,木卫一的火山活动比太阳系中任何其他天体都要活跃。 此前几乎所有对木卫一温度的观测都依赖于红外测量,而红外测量只能探测到木卫一最外层“表皮”的温度。如今,Brown等人首次测量到了木卫一的内部温度。 研究人员利用了美国宇航局“朱诺号”探测器上的微波辐射计在2023年12月和2024年2月近距离飞掠木卫一期间采集的数据,“朱诺号”自2016年以来一直在绕木星运行。 这些数据揭示了木卫一在微波波段的热辐射。微波波段的波长比红外线更长,使研究人员能够观测到木卫一表面以下数十米的深度。分析过程中,研究人员识别并剔除了部分由天空反射在木卫一表面造成的干扰信号,以确保最终获得真正反映木卫一特性的观测数据。...
Editors’ Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU’s journal editors. Source: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems In the...
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Editors’ Vox is a blog from AGU’s Publications Department. As environmental conditions change, it is increasingly important...
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Surging power demand is turning electricity prices into a political flashpoint across the U.S. and Europe.
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that...
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In May 1992, a group of scientists gathered at the edge of Marble Canyon in northern Arizona,...
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Source: Geophysical Research Letters As climate change has led to more frequent high-heat events around the world,...
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that...