月壤中纳米金属铁的太空风化成因及模拟方法分析

月壤中普遍存在着大量由太空风化作用产生的纳米金属铁,这些纳米金属铁在一定程度上改变了月球表面的物理、化学和光学特征.纳米金属铁在月壤中主要赋存于胶结质玻璃相中和月壤颗粒的表面,胶结质玻璃相的纳米金属铁起源于微陨石轰击富含太阳风氢粒子的月壤产生的高温熔融还原作用,颗粒表面的纳米金属铁来自微陨石轰击引起的蒸发沉积作用和太阳...     

CAS-1模拟月壤

模拟月壤是与月球月壤具有相似的矿物组成、化学成分和物理力学性质的地球物质,是月球样品的地球化学复制品.长白山龙岗火山群金龙顶子火山喷发的四海火山渣具有与阿波罗14号采集的月球样品相似的化学和矿物组成,并含有20%～40 %的玻璃物质.以四海火山渣为初始物质,研制成功CAS-1模拟月壤,并测量了CAS-1模拟月壤的主量和微量元素组成、矿物组成、密度、颗粒形态、粒度分布、抗剪性和复介电常数等参数.结果表明,CAS-1模拟月壤与Apollo 14号采集的月球样品具有相似的化学成分、矿物组成和物理力学性质,是一种理想的低钛玄武岩质模拟月壤.     

基于Apollo15月壤和普通球粒与碳质球粒陨石模拟实验的太空风化特征产物成因分析

月球、小行星等无大气行星体具有独特的反射光谱太空风化改造特征,其成因主要被归结于纳米级—亚微米级不透明颗粒等太空风化特征产物.本研究结合Apollo 返回月壤样品、普通球粒和碳质球粒陨石样品的模拟实验结果,综合分析了太空风化特征产物的来源和成因,并讨论了其可能的光谱效应.研究结果表明,np-Fe0 (纳米级单质金属铁)是铁镁硅酸盐等矿物经过微陨石轰击引起的气化沉积作用和原位还原作用形成.np-FeNi(纳米级铁镍金属)的成因主要包括FeNi金属和陨硫铁的气化沉积与冲击分散成因.np-FeNiS(纳米级铁镍金属的硫化物)和sm-FeNiS(亚微米级铁镍金属的硫化物)主要形成于陨硫铁的冲击分散过程.上述不透明颗粒是形成月球与S型小行星紫外—近红外波段光谱反射率降低、特征吸收峰减弱和连续统红移等特征的主要原因.气泡结构主要形成于层状硅酸盐等矿物在微陨石轰击过程中的挥发分逃逸,推测是含水量较高的小行星(如Bennu)紫外-近红外波段光谱反射率增加和连续统蓝移等特征的主要成因.实验结果预期对月球与小行星返回样品分析以及反射光谱的太空风化改造特征的解释提供一定的参考.     

南海北部冷泉碳酸盐岩矿物微形貌及其意义探讨

主要通过南海北部冷泉碳酸盐岩的扫描电子显微镜观察,发现该区结核状碳酸盐岩具有微孔结构,这些微孔可能是甲烷渗漏的通道,并且结核状碳酸盐岩矿物堆积较为紧密;碳酸盐矿物的微形态呈近菱形、菱形、球状、丝状、短柱状、卵状等形态或集合体,其中球状碳酸盐具有微生物结构,由蠕虫状或丝状矿物组成,其他几种微形貌的碳酸盐矿物由纳米级的微晶颗粒组成.碳酸盐集合体微形貌和微晶颗粒在形态和大小上与甲烷氧化古细菌和硫酸盐还原菌差别较大,由此推测在其沉淀过程中这两种细菌可能只是提供了物质基础,而其沉淀作用则与纳米细菌密切相关.在南海北部冷泉碳酸盐岩中还发现了结晶程度不同的碳酸盐矿物连续生长的现象,以及一些未知的蘑菇状和管状矿物.     

CAS-1模拟月壤

模拟月壤是与月球月壤具有相似的矿物组成、化学成分和物理力学性质的地球物质，是月球样品的地球化学复制品。长白山龙岗火山群金龙顶子火山喷发的四海火山渣具有与阿波罗14号采集的月球样品相似的化学和矿物组成，并含有20％～40％的玻璃物质。以四海火山渣为初始物质，研制成功CAS-1模拟月壤，并测量了CAS-1模拟月壤的主量和微量元素组成、矿物组成、密度、颗粒形态、粒度分布、抗剪性和复介电常数等参数。结果表明，CAS-1模拟月壤与Apollo 14号采集的月球样品具有相似的化学成分、矿物组成和物理力学性质，是一种理想的低钛玄武岩质模拟月壤。     

秦峪断裂带断层泥物质特征及活动方式研究

断层泥是研究断裂带的重要信息载体.根据采集的断层泥样品,采用扫描电镜与XRD试验分析秦峪断裂带南支断层F1、主断层F2断层泥样品的微形貌特征及矿物成分特征.结果表明,F2断层泥颗粒多表现为板状,F1断层泥颗粒多呈现出针状、叶片状等黏土矿物特征,且伊利石、蒙脱石、高岭石含量高于F2断层泥.F1、F2断层泥石英碎砾表面并存...     

大气微纳米颗粒物界面反应与矿物协同演化意义

综述了大气气溶胶颗粒物的特征、颗粒物的界面反应与矿物协同演化意义;重点介绍了大气颗粒物粒径分布和矿物成分,以及常见有毒有害气体的界面反应产物特征与关键化学过程;总结了矿物颗粒在大气气溶胶形成过程中汇聚、调控、催化的作用,以及颗粒物与大气中SO₂、NO_x的协同反应机制;分析了微纳米颗粒对二次有机气溶胶形成的影响,以及大气矿物相颗粒界面反应产物组合及协同演化作用.可为进一步研究大气颗粒物与大气中痕量污染气体反应形成二次气溶胶进而影响大气化学组成的过程提供指导,对深入探讨大气矿物颗粒表面特性在复合污染物中多介质反应的微界面化学过程,矿物尘-污染物气溶胶体系在雾-霾形成、转换、新生粒子和阻断行为的复合作用具有重要的环境学意义.      

鄂尔多斯盆地东胜砂岩型铀矿中铀矿物的电子显微镜研究

鄂尔多斯盆地东胜铀矿是我国一个重要的大型砂岩型铀矿床。通过电子显微技术,对该铀矿床中铀矿物的种类、产出特征进行详细的研究。研究确定东胜砂岩型铀矿床中铀矿物主要为铀石和水硅铀矿,两者紧密共生,它们均为表生铀矿物。铀矿物的颗粒十分细小,一般粒度均为微米级。铀石和水硅铀矿往往呈板状、不规则微粒状产出,铀矿物的表面溶蚀现象明显,有的还具纳米级的溶蚀孔。铀矿物的产出与蚀变黑云母、蚀变黄铁矿密切相关,也见到微脉状铀矿物集合体穿切碎屑石英等现象。研究表明在表生作用下,该铀矿床中的铀元素存在溶解(迁移)-沉淀(富集)的反复过程。     

吉木萨尔凹陷芦草沟组页岩储层微纳米孔隙成因及含油特征

为深化吉木萨尔凹陷芦草沟组页岩储层孔隙及含油性认识,通过氩离子抛光、场发射扫描电镜、核磁共振、微纳米CT及激光共聚焦实验技术,对芦草沟组微纳米孔隙类型、成因及含油特征进行研究。结果表明,微纳米级孔隙按照成因分为无机矿物晶间孔和有机质生烃孔两大类。微纳米孔隙中重质组分附着于颗粒表面或充填于纳米级小孔中,轻质组分主要赋存于较大的亚微米级孔隙,孔隙中心含水。“甜点”岩性微纳米孔隙孔喉直径主体在100 nm~10μm之间,占比71.8%~93.5%,孔隙类型以无机矿物晶间孔为主,连通性较好且普遍含油。微纳米孔隙具有良好的开发前景,是页岩油提高采收率的重要方向之一。     

月壤颗粒微观环带的太空风化成因

太空风化是迄今31亿年以来影响月球表面物质演化过程的主要因素,主要包括陨石、微陨石的轰击,太阳风粒子的注入,太阳/银河宇宙射线的辐射以及周期性的加热作用等。通过深入剖析太阳风粒子的注入与溅射、微陨石轰击的蒸发与沉积、宇宙射线辐射的辐射损伤等过程的作用机理,探讨了不同太空风化过程对矿物颗粒环带厚度、化学组成、晶体结构等特征的影响,认为微陨石轰击与太阳风注入是形成月壤颗粒微观环带的主导因素,宇宙射线辐射与周期性加热的影响可忽略不计。进一步结合非晶质环带、富内含物环带、多环环带以及小泡环带等月壤颗粒主要环带的基本特征,在总结和对比分析各类型环带的厚度、结构以及化学组成特征基础上,对不同类型环带的成因进行初步推断,认为非晶质环带、小泡环带以及多环环带的内层环带具有太阳风作用特征,而富内含物环带、多环环带的外层环带则具有微陨石轰击的成因特征。根据目前单纯依靠环带的化学组成分析解释环带成因存在的不足,指出了通过补充分析矿物晶体结构在模拟太空风化实验过程中的变化特征来研究环带成因的新思路。     

基于辐射传输模型的月表铁镁质矿物定量反演:以嫦娥三号着陆区为例

我国嫦娥三号着陆于雨海北部的年轻玄武岩熔岩平原上,该区域的物质成分和矿物组成对于理解月球年轻的火山活动具有重要研究价值。月球全球勘探者(Lunar Prospector,LP)探测的元素数据揭示着陆区附近岩石类型主要为高铁中钛玄武岩(19.5%FeO;5.2%TiO_2)。本研究利用月球矿物绘图仪(Moon Mineralogy Mapper,M~3)获取的嫦娥三号着陆区附近的新鲜撞击坑高光谱数据,采用Hapke辐射传输模型和修正高斯模型(MGM)联合分析,对其年轻月海玄武岩铁镁质矿物进行了定量反演。研究表明该区域玄武岩中矿物组成以单斜辉石矿物为主,存在较高比例的橄榄石。基于光谱库匹配方法和MGM优化分析,我们反演出单斜辉石,斜方辉石,橄榄石和钛铁矿四种矿物的相对体积比为57.6:18.0:15.3:9.1,这一研究结果有待于与嫦娥三号玉兔号月球车上搭栽的红外成像光谱仪数据进行比对,以期从遥感和就位探测两个角度获得对于该地区矿物和岩石类型的全面认识。     

嫦娥一号干涉成像光谱仪数据再校正与全月铁钛元素反演

月球表面的元素和物质成分分布是理解月球成岩与地质演化历史的重要线索。嫦娥一号干涉成像光谱仪(IIM)是我国首台月球探测成像光谱仪器,其获得的大量月球高光谱数据已成为我国未来探测月球成分与地质演化研究的宝贵基础数据。本文利用探月工程地面应用系统发布的IIM B版本2C级数据,开发出一套数据再定标流程,获得了较为可靠的月表相对反射率数据。我们在新校正数据的基础上开展月球表面FeO、TiO_2的反演建模,获得了全月FeO和TiO_2分布图,这些图件是进行月球地质填图的基础。校正数据反演的FeO和TiO_2分布与前人对Clementine UVVIS数据的反演结果相近,表明干涉成像光谱仪数据具有较大的应用潜力。高地的低铁岩石成分(一般小于8%)佐证了月球月壳形成的过程中的岩浆洋分异假说,而月海玄武岩的TiO_2成分变化范围较大(0~13%)则表明月海玄武岩来源于不同的月幔源区。根据嫦娥一号干涉成像光谱仪全月FeO分布图,可将月球表面物质类型总体划分为高地斜长岩和月海玄武岩,而根据TiO_2分布可以进一步将月海玄武岩划分为5种不同钛含量的玄武岩岩石类型。FeO和TiO_2在全月范围内的分布表明Apollo和Luna返回的月球样品不能够代表全月范围内的矿物成分多样性,月球岩浆演化历史比前人认为的要复杂。未来月球样品返回任务(如嫦娥五号)如能赴这些特殊地区进行取样,将很有可能返回重要的月球科学研究发现和成果。     

基于嫦娥二号卫星微波辐射计亮温数据反演月壤介电常数

月壤介电常数是当前月球微波遥感探测的基础, 是月壤厚度、成分等信息提取不可或缺的参数.为了实现全月介电常数反演, 通过对嫦娥二号卫星微波辐射计亮温数据进行时角校正, 得到同一时角的全月微波亮温图.全月微波亮温表现出随月球地形、月壤成分及纬度变化的特征.基于校正后的微波辐射亮温, 结合辐射传输模型, 通过解算相关参数, 反演得到3GHz频率下全月介电常数分布.其中, 月海地区的介电常数实部高于月陆地区, 且月球极地区域介电常数实部偏低; 而介电常数虚部则在月海区域和艾肯盆地较高.通过模拟月表介电常数实验对反演结果进行温度校正, 得到22℃下全月介电常数.将反演结果和月壤真实样品的介电常数测量值进行比较评价.结果表明介电常数实部相对误差都低于11%;虚部相对误差偏大, 但其差值最大仅为0.02.因此, 基于嫦娥二号卫星微波辐射计亮温数据反演月表介电常数的方法是可行的.      

He implantation and concentrations in minerals and lunar regolith particles

Solar-wind erosion of rocks on the lunar surface and the implanting of solar-wind particles in minerals of lunar regolith are principally important processes of space weathering. The latter process leads to the accumulation of inert gases in mineral particles of lunar regolith. Literature data indicate that, depending on the composition and structure of the particles, the concentrations of implanted He in various minerals range within roughly three to four orders of magnitude. The lowest He implantation coefficient was determined in amorphous particles (glass), and very low implantation coefficients were also obtained in experiments on He implantation in glass (obsidian).     

Volatile interactions with the lunar surface

The Moon is generally depleted in volatile elements and this depletion extends to the surface where the most abundant mineral, anorthite, features <6 ppm H₂O. Presumably the other nominally anhydrous minerals that dominate the mineral composition of the global surface—olivine and pyroxene—are similarly depleted in water and other volatiles. Thus the Moon is tabula rasa for the study of volatiles introduced in the wake of its origin. Since the formation of the last major basin (Orientale), volatiles from the solar wind, from impactors of all sizes, and from volatiles expelled from the interior during volcanic eruptions have all interacted with the lunar surface, leaving a volatile record that can be used to understand the processes that enable processing, transport, sequestration, and loss of volatiles from the lunar system. Recent discoveries have shown the lunar system to be complex, featuring emerging recognition of chemistry unanticipated from the Apollo era, confounding issues regarding transport of volatiles to the lunar poles, the role of the lunar regolith as a sink for volatiles, and the potential for active volatile dynamics in the polar cold traps. While much has been learned since the overturn of the “Moon is dry” paradigm by innovative sample and spacecraft measurements, the data point to a more complex lunar volatile environment than is currently perceived.     

月球表面矿物二向性反射特性实验研究

月表物质成分探测是月球探测的重要组成部分。研究矿物在光学波段的吸收特征,可以达到识别月表矿物的目的。作为月岩的风化产物,月壤的成分包括了主要的月球成岩矿物:斜长石、橄榄石、辉石等。本课题以斜长石和单斜辉石作为研究对象,旨在研究单矿物的二向性反射特性。影响月壤反射率的因素包括成分、表面物理特性等多种因素,研究中选用美国ASD公司Filedspec3光谱仪,测量单矿物不同颗粒粒度状态下350~2500nm的二向性反射特征。结果表明,观测几何角度变化对反射率的影响较大,有明显的二向性特征,在方位角180°及0°方位热点较明显。反射率随粒径降低而增加。实验结果可为月表矿物反演研究提供有力的证据。二向性反射方向的研究也为合理选择观测几何条件提高月表信息获取精度成为可能。     

Chandrayaan-1: Science goals

The primary objectives of the Chandrayaan-1 mission are simultaneous chemical, mineralogical and topographic mapping of the lunar surface at high spatial resolution. These data should enable us to understand compositional variation of major elements, which in turn, should lead to a better understanding of the stratigraphic relationships between various litho units occurring on the lunar surface. The major element distribution will be determined using an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (LEX), sensitive in the energy range of 1–10 keV where Mg, Al, Si, Ca and Fe give their Kα lines. A solar X-ray monitor (SXM) to measure the energy spectrum of solar X-rays, which are responsible for the fluorescent X-rays, is included. Radioactive elements like Th will be measured by its 238.6 keV line using a low energy gamma-ray spectrometer (HEX) operating in the 20–250 keV region. The mineral composition will be determined by a hyper-spectral imaging spectrometer (HySI) sensitive in the 400–920 nm range. The wavelength range is further extended to 2600 nm where some spectral features of the abundant lunar minerals and water occur, by using a near-infrared spectrometer (SIR-2), similar to that used on the Smart-1 mission, in collaboration with ESA. A terrain mapping camera (TMC) in the panchromatic band will provide a three-dimensional map of the lunar surface with a spatial resolution of about 5 m. Aided by a laser altimeter (LLRI) to determine the altitude of the lunar craft, to correct for spatial coverage by various instruments, TMC should enable us to prepare an elevation map with an accuracy of about 10 m. Four additional instruments under international collaboration are being considered. These are: a Miniature Imaging Radar Instrument (mini-SAR), Sub Atomic Reflecting Analyser (SARA), the Moon Mineral Mapper (M3) and a Radiation Monitor (RADOM). Apart from these scientific payloads, certain technology experiments have been proposed, which may include an impactor which will be released to land on the Moon during the mission. Salient features of the mission are described here. The ensemble of instruments onboard Chandrayaan-1 should enable us to accomplish the science goals defined for this mission.     

月海盆地线性构造展布及其成因分析

综合多源遥感数据识别提取月球正面南北纬50°之间的线性构造,重点分析月岭和月溪的影像特征、分布规律和时空关系,结合月海沉降模型分析两者的成因机制,结合地形和重力场数据预测影响月岭类型的因素。研究表明,在质量瘤盆地,月岭和月溪存在明显的时空关系和构造成因联系,两者主要由月海沉降产生的局部应力引起,前月海时期盆地的均衡状态和月海充填的几何形状可能影响了月岭的分布类型。     

Rapid screening of Zr-containing particles from Chang’e-5 lunar soil samples for isotope geochronology: Technical roadmap for future study

New samples returned by China Chang’e-5 (CE-5) mission offer an opportunity for studying the lunar geologic longevity, space weathering, and regolith evolution. The age determination of the CE-5 samples was among the first scientific questions to be answered. However, the precious samples, most in the micrometer size range, challenge many traditional analyses on large single crystals of zircon developed for massive bulk samples. Here, we developed a non-destructive rapid screening of individual zirconium-containing particle for isotope geochronology based on a Micro X-ray fluorescence analysis (µXRF). The selected particles were verified via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), 3D X-ray microscopy (XRM), and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) techniques, which showed that zirconium-bearing minerals with several microns were precisely positioned and readily suitable for site-specific isotopic dating by second ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Such protocol could be also applicable in non-destructively screening other types of particles for different scientific purposes. We therefore proposed a correlative workflow for comprehensively studying the CE-5 lunar samples from single particles on nanometer to atomic scales. Linking various microscopic and spectromicroscopic instruments together, this workflow consists of six steps: (1) single-particle selection with non-destructive µXRF technique, (2) 2D/3D morphological and structural characterization with a correlative submicron 3D XRM and nanoscale resolution FIB-SEM imaging methods, (3) SEM analysis of the surface morphology and chemistry of the selected particle, (4) a series of microscopic and microbeam analyses (e.g., SEM, electron probe microanalysis, and SIMS) on the cross-section of the selected particle to obtain structural, mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic features from the micron to nanometer scale, (5) advanced 2D/3D characterization and site-specific sample preparation of thin foil/tip specimens on a microregion of interest in the selected particle with FIB-SEM technique, and (6) comprehensive analyses on the FIB-milled specimens at nanometer to atomic scale with synchrotron-based scanning transmission X-ray microscopy, analytic transmission electron microscopy, and atom probe tomography. Following this technical roadmap, one can integrate multiple modalities into a uniform frame of multimodal and multiscale correlated datasets to acquire high-throughput information on the limited or precious terrestrial and extraterrestrial samples.