{"title":"Influence of Mantle Inelasticity on the Model Value of the Chandler Wobble Period of Mars","authors":"E. A. Kulik, T. V. Gudkova","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700497","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700497","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The results of numerical modeling of the values of the Chandler wobble period of Mars have been presented for a set of internal structure models that satisfy all currently available observable data: geodetic (average radius, mass, moment of inertia, tidal Love number <i>k</i><sub>2</sub>) and crustal thickness and core radius values obtained from seismic data processing. Andrade rheology was used to take into account inelasticity when calculating model values of the tidal Love number <i>k</i><sub>2</sub> and the Chandler wobble period. It has been shown how the model values of the Love number <i>k</i><sub>2</sub> and the Chandler period depend on the Andrade rheological parameter and the adopted viscosity distribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 6","pages":"650 - 660"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141881280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. L. Litvak, I. G. Mitrofanov, A. B. Sanin, M. V. Dyachkova
{"title":"Subsurface Water Ice Content in the Cabeus Crater According to Measurements by the LEND Instrument onboard the NASA LRO Orbital Mission","authors":"M. L. Litvak, I. G. Mitrofanov, A. B. Sanin, M. V. Dyachkova","doi":"10.1134/S003809462470045X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S003809462470045X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The article presents the results of the analysis of data from the Russian neutron spectrometer LEND (Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector), installed aboard NASA’s lunar orbiter LRO (<i>Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter</i>). An estimate of the content of subsurface water ice in the permanently shadowed region Cabeus-1, located inside the large Cabeus crater in the vicinity of the lunar south pole, has been obtained. The analysis used observations made with the LEND instrument from 2009 to 2023. It is shown that the surface neutron albedo in the vicinity and inside of Cabeus-1 correlates with the relief height and the distribution of average annual temperatures. The average subsurface water ice content over the entire Cabeus-1 region was estimated to be 0.49 ± 0.05% by mass fraction. The maximum value of about 0.7% is observed at the very bottom of the crater on the surface area where the minimum average annual temperature was recorded. This site coincides with the site of the LCROSS (<i>Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite</i>) impact experiment, which confirmed a significant amount of water ice in the near-surface material of the Moon.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 6","pages":"629 - 639"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141881282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. L. Vaisberg, A. Yu. Shestakov, R. N. Zhuravlev, D. N. Morozova, A. Ramazan
{"title":"Change in Plasma Composition During the Rotation of the Magnetopause of Mars","authors":"O. L. Vaisberg, A. Yu. Shestakov, R. N. Zhuravlev, D. N. Morozova, A. Ramazan","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700254","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700254","url":null,"abstract":"<p>High temporal resolution of measurements of the magnetic field and plasma of Mars is provided by observations on the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (<i>MAVEN</i>; Jakosky et al., 2015) satellite, making it possible to analyze thin layers of the plasma envelope of Mars. This paper describes the magnetic structure associated with the daytime Martian magnetopause. It was shown that the solar wind passing through the shock wave on the dayside of Mars does not directly interact with the Martian ionosphere. A layer of plasma and magnetic field 200–300 km thick forms the daytime magnetosphere, which is the region between the magnetosheath and the ionosphere (Vaisberg and Shuvalov, 2020). There are two types of daytime magnetosphere: (1) the more common type of magnetosphere consists of heated and accelerated O<sup>+</sup> ions and <span>({text{O}}_{2}^{ + })</span>, located between the ionosphere and the flowing hot stream of Mars; (2) another type of daytime magnetosphere consists of accelerated O<sup>+</sup> ions and <span>({text{O}}_{2}^{ + })</span> in the magnetosheath, where they form a continuing accelerated beam, forming a plume. Between the magnetosheath and the magnetosphere there is a magnetic structure that rotates, almost without changing its size. This structure is located in the second part of the <i>n</i><sub>p</sub>/(<i>n</i><sub>p</sub> + <i>n</i><sub>h</sub>) transition from ~1 to ~10<sup>–2</sup>. The transition between the magnetosheath and magnetosphere occurs smoothly, both in energy density and in ion composition, with a decrease in the proton flux and an increase in the heavy ion flux.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"409 - 418"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. A. Gornostaeva, P. M. Kartashov, A. V. Mokhov, A. P. Rybchuk, A. T. Basilevsky
{"title":"Natural Alloys of the Cu–Ni System from Impactites of the Lonar Crater (India) and Lunar Regolith","authors":"T. A. Gornostaeva, P. M. Kartashov, A. V. Mokhov, A. P. Rybchuk, A. T. Basilevsky","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700266","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700266","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A comparative study of impact glasses from the Lonar crater, located on the Deccan basalt plateau, India, and impact glasses from lunar regolith delivered by the Soviet automatic stations (AS) <i>Luna-16</i> and <i>Luna-24</i> (Sea of Plenty and Sea of Crises) was carried out. Numerous natural alloys (Cu<sub>3</sub>Ni<sub>2</sub>, Ni<sub>2</sub>Cu and Ni<sub>3</sub>Cu) that were previously unknown in nature were discovered in the impactites of the Lonar crater and the regolith of the Moon. The discovery of such alloys expands the area of isomorphism in the Cu–Ni system. As a result of a comparison of impactites of the Earth and the Moon, similarities were discovered in the composition, size and morphology of particles of copper–nickel alloys, which may be an indicator of impact processes. One of the possible mechanisms for the formation of Ni–Cu particles was condensation from a gas–plasma cloud. A possible source of material for Cu–Ni alloys was both the impactor material and the target material.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"377 - 387"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maocheng Qian, Fabao Yan, Pengyan Zhang, Bo Li, Zhongchen Wu
{"title":"The Generation of O2 and CO by CO2 Glow Discharge for In-Situ Martian Atmospheric Utilization","authors":"Maocheng Qian, Fabao Yan, Pengyan Zhang, Bo Li, Zhongchen Wu","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700333","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700333","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mars has nearly ideal conditions for CO<sub>2</sub> dissociation by glow discharge plasmas. The directly generation of O<sub>2</sub> and CO on Mars was considered to be feasible and practical for in situ resource utilization of Martian atmosphere to get respirable O<sub>2</sub> and fuel. In this paper, we conduct several experiments under simulated Martian conditions to investigate the process and how the key parameters effect the generation of O<sub>2</sub> and CO in CO<sub>2</sub> glow discharge reactions. The yields of new products (i.e., O<sub>2</sub> and CO) under various gas discharge work parameters (i.e., discharge power, frequency, voltage, gap between the discharge plane electrodes and gas pressure) were systematically investigated. The reaction mechanism and reaction path of CO<sub>2</sub> glow discharge has been discussed. In our study the max yield of O<sub>2</sub> by CO<sub>2</sub> discharge dissociation was got about 21.8 g/h at 168 W which is very close to that of NASA MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment) at the same power. Our results showed the great potentiality of glow discharge for the practicable technology of O<sub>2</sub> and CO generation for in-situ resource utilization on Mars.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"419 - 426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lu Liu, Qiao Chen, Jianguo Yan, Liangliang Yu, Marco Fenucci, Mao Ye, Zhen Zhong, Denggao Qiu, Jean-Pierre Barriot
{"title":"Surface Thermal Inertia of Near-Earth Asteroid (469219) Kamo`oalewa: Statistical Estimation and Implications","authors":"Lu Liu, Qiao Chen, Jianguo Yan, Liangliang Yu, Marco Fenucci, Mao Ye, Zhen Zhong, Denggao Qiu, Jean-Pierre Barriot","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700321","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700321","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Chinese small body exploration mission Tianwen-2 is aimed at sampling the near-Earth, fast-rotating asteroid (469219) Kamo`oalewa and returning the samples to Earth. Characterisation of the currently unknown physical properties of Kamo`oalewa in the pre-mission phase would support mission implementation. In this study, we preliminarily estimate the surface thermal inertia of Kamo`oalewa using a statistical method, based on the Yarkovsky-related orbital drift of (–6.155 ± 1.758) × 10<sup>-3</sup> au/Myr for Kamo`oalewa obtained in our previous work. A reasonable estimate of the surface thermal inertia obtained is <span>(402.05_{{ - 194.37}}^{{ + 376.29}})</span> J K<sup>–1</sup> m<sup>–2</sup> s<sup>–1/2</sup>. This low value suggests the presence of coarse regolith on the surface of Kamo`oalewa or its nature as a porous rock. The regolith potentially present on the surface of Kamo`oalewa may have millimetre- to decimetre-sized grains with cohesive strengths varying from ~0.76 to ~0.045 Pa. If Kamo`oalewa is a porous rock, its porosity is expected to range from ~20 to 50%, corresponding to tensile strengths of ~1.3 to 11.5 MPa. This study provides preliminary insights into the surface thermal inertia of Kamo`oalewa from a statistical viewpoint, which may facilitate the Tianwen-2 mission.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"469 - 479"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of Migration of Giant Planets and Formation of Populations of Distant Trans-Neptunian Objects in the Nice Model","authors":"V. V. Emel’yanenko","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700278","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700278","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Numerical modeling of the interaction of giant planets and the planetesimal disk was carried out for the Nice model, in which the initial orbits of the planets are in resonant configurations. In addition to the standard Nice model, planetesimals in the planetary region were considered and the self-gravity of the planetesimal disk was taken into account. The dynamic evolution of planetary systems has been studied over time intervals on the order of the lifetime of the Solar System. Options have been found in which planetary systems are preserved over billions of years, the final orbits of the planets are close to modern orbits and distant trans-Neptunian objects exist.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"480 - 486"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Yu. Khovrichev, D. A. Bikulova, D. L. Gorshanov
{"title":"Calculation of the Non-Gravitational A2 Parameter Using Ground-Based Observations of the Apparent Close Approaches between Near-Earth Asteroids and Gaia Stars","authors":"M. Yu. Khovrichev, D. A. Bikulova, D. L. Gorshanov","doi":"10.1134/S003809462470031X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S003809462470031X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Yarkovsky effect is one of the noticeable factors in the orbital evolution of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs). The A<sub>2</sub> non-gravitational parameter describes the corresponding acceleration in the NEA motion model. This parameter can be derived from astrometric observations of the NEA. We present the results of astrometric observations of two NEAs (2010 XC15 and 2014 HK129). The measurements were performed with the MTM-500M telescope (Mountain Astronomical Station of the Pulkovo Observatory). The modified Gaia star apparent approach technique was applied. As a result, the astrometric accuracy of our observations reached the 0.05 arcsec level. It allowed us to estimate the A<sub>2</sub> values of the 2010 XC15 asteroid: –139.5 × 10<sup>–15</sup> ± 20.2 × 10<sup>–15</sup> au/d<sup>2</sup>. It is in good agreement with the NASA JPL estimate for this asteroid. The 2014 HK129 A<sub>2</sub> parameter formal value extracted from our data is 61.3 × 10<sup>–15</sup> ± 1583.4 × 10<sup>–15</sup> au/d<sup>2</sup>. Introduction of this A<sub>2</sub> value into the asteroid motion model provides a significant decrease (about 0.05–0.1 arcsec) of the (O–C) values for the first epoch of 2014 HK129 observations. It can be considered as faint evidence of the reality of Yarkovsky drift for the 2014 HK129 asteroid.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"487 - 493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. A. Grishakina, Zh. F. Rodionova, E. A. Feoktistova, E. N. Slyuta, V. V. Shevchenko
{"title":"Map of the Circumpolar Regions of the Moon from Latitudes +/–55°","authors":"E. A. Grishakina, Zh. F. Rodionova, E. A. Feoktistova, E. N. Slyuta, V. V. Shevchenko","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700345","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700345","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The results of creating a map of the circumpolar regions of the Moon are described. The maps are limited to latitudes +/–55° to show the location of the <i>Luna-25</i> landing. The article also provides a brief overview of space missions to the Moon.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"388 - 393"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. V. Bordovitsyna, N. S. Bakhtigaraev, P. A. Levkina, N. A. Popandopulo, K. V. Saleiko, I. V. Tomilova, O. S. Novikova
{"title":"Determination of Dynamic Parameters of a Group of Space Debris Objects in Geostationary Area According to Positional and Photometric Measurements","authors":"T. V. Bordovitsyna, N. S. Bakhtigaraev, P. A. Levkina, N. A. Popandopulo, K. V. Saleiko, I. V. Tomilova, O. S. Novikova","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624700242","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0038094624700242","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A technique for joint use of positional and photometric measurements to determine the dynamic parameters of space debris (SD) objects is given. We present the results of its application to the assessment of the dynamic parameters of the motion of a group of objects in the geostationary area (GSA) based on observations made on the Zeiss-2000 telescope at the Terskol Observatory Center for Collective Use of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. We pay great attention to the problem of rejecting measurements, taking into account the specifics of presenting observations of SD objects. The determined parameters include the state vector of the object (coordinates and speed) at a given epoch, the value of the average object windage, the change in the area of its midsection and an approximate mass assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"494 - 508"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}