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多年以来,火星一直深深地吸引着我们。自从天文学家首次用望远镜观测这个星球,我们就开始了对火星上生命的遐想。火星 (mars) 是太阳系九大行星之一,按离太阳由近及远的顺序排列为第四。除金星以外,火星离地球最近。火星的自转周期(24小时39分22.6689秒)几乎与地球 (23小时56分4.09秒)一样;火星自转轴的倾角也几乎和地球相同。因而,火星也有四季变化,气温比地球低,生存条件仅次于地球。火星与地球明显不同 的是,火星的公转周期几乎是地球公转周期的两倍,迹象是导致生命起源的主要因素,因此火星是否存在生命一直是天文学家长期争议的论题。为了找到这一论题的 答案,人类对与地球相邻的火星表现了浓厚的兴趣。

人类探测火星历程

自20世纪60年代以来,对火星的空间探测不断获取新的发现。40多年来,苏联、美国、日本和欧洲共计划了30多次火星探测,其中三分之二以失败告终,但 研究一直没有排除火星上有生命存在的可能性。进入21世纪,火星是人类探索的新大陆。国际天文学界新世纪空间探测的第一个重头戏就是火星。

1962年11月苏联”火星1号” “火星1号”探测器在飞离地球1亿公里时与地面失去联系,从此下落不明,它被看作是人类火星探测的开端。

1965年7月15日美国”水手4号” “水手4号”飞近火星,从距离火星1万公里处拍摄了21幅照片,发现火星上存在大量环形山,火星大气密度只有地球的1%,火星既没有熔化的铁核也没有磁场。

1969年美国”水手5号”"水手6号” 它们拍摄的200多幅照片表明,火星表面的温度比预想的更低,火星大气中二氧化碳含量高达95%,水蒸气几乎难以寻觅。当年,美国水手7号探测器发回126张照片。

1972年5月美国”水手9号” 美国“水手9号”飞船沿火星外层空间轨道飞行,成为火星的第一颗人造卫星,环绕火星轨道进行长期考察。“水手9号”成功拍摄了火星全貌,发回7329张照片,确认火星上并不存在运河,火星的一个半球上有许多环行山,外貌很象月球,另一个半球则比较平坦。

1974年苏联“火星5号” 探测器环绕火星轨道飞行数天。同年,苏联“火星6号”和“火星7号”探测器在火星着陆,探测结果没有公布。

1975年美国“海盗1号” “海盗2号” “海盗1号”是人类发射的探测器第一次成功登陆火星。把火星探测活动推进了一步。

1989年-1996年多次失败 苏联“福波斯1号”和“福波斯2号”,美国“火星观察者”失踪,俄罗斯“火星—96”航天器 发射失败。

1996年12月4日美国”火星探路者号” 携带“旅居者”号火星车的美国“火星探路者”号探测器发射升空,“旅居者”号在地面工作人员的遥控下在火星上行驶,这次探测活动使人类对火星地表景观有了直观的认识。

2001年4月美国”奥德赛”号 发现火星表面和近地表层中可能有丰富的冰冻水,但这一问题仍存在争议。

2003年6月2日欧洲宇航局”火星快车” 2004年欧洲航天局宣布,发现火星南极存在冰冻水,这些冰冻水部分裸露在火星表面,没有被由二氧化碳凝固形成的干冰全部覆盖。这是人类首次直接在火星表面发现水。

2003年美国”勇气号”"机遇号” 搭载“火星探测流浪者”号探测器飞向太空。寻找那里是否有水的踪迹。7月”机遇”号火星升空。2004年”机遇”号火星车成功降落在预定着陆地点——火星“梅里迪亚尼平原”。

2008年美国”凤凰号” 在加热火星土壤样本时鉴别出有水蒸气产生,从而确认火星上有水存在。

火星地形

火星表面可以分为三大主要区域:南部高地、北部平原、以及极地地区。表面引力=3.72米/秒2,即地球引力的0.38倍。 表面温度=-140到20摄氏度(平均值=-63摄氏度) 。

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南部高地
南部高地十分辽阔。高地上像月球一样千沟万壑。人们认为南部高地是一个远古地带,因为这里陨石坑密布,而太阳系的多数陨石碰撞都发生在很久以前。
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北部平原
北部平原分为平原和地壳上翘地带,平原地势较低,地壳上翘地带又分为东半球的乐土平原及西半球的塔尔西斯地区。塔尔西斯地区拥有太阳系最高的山:奥林匹斯山脉,塔尔西斯地区的边缘是一个名为水手峡谷的大峡谷体系,峡谷宽700公里,深7公里,由地壳破裂而成。
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极地地区
从地球上可以看到火星的极地地区。两极冰盖主要是凝固的二氧化碳(干冰)和冰。两极冰盖的尺寸随季节变化。夏季,北极冰盖中的二氧化碳升华,露出下面的冰层。迄今为止,南极冰盖下是否有类似冰层仍然是个谜。极地冰盖周围是大面积的沙丘。

陨石坑疑似干涸湖泊

火星或有内部洞穴系统

北极区域沙丘地带

160公里宽的峡谷

直径达30公里的陨石坑

火星是否有水

火星上是否有水是一个很重要的问题,因为水是支持生命存在的基本条件,载人的火星探测器将需要水源,未来可能进行的火星地球化和移民将需要水。有迹象表明火星上曾经有过水流,而且现在可能仍然存在。

科学家已经在其大气中和两极冰盖下发现了水。绕火星飞行时,探测器发现了貌似河谷和水蚀的地质特征。此外,由于火星表面极其寒冷,因此可能有大量的水冻结储 存在火星表面以下。 2008年6月,“凤凰”号着陆探测器发回的一些照片显示,火星表面有白色物质,但在几天后消失。2008年7月,美国“凤凰”号着陆探测器项目小组 说,“凤凰”号在加热火星土壤样本时鉴别出有水蒸气产生,从而确认火星上有水。

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火星表面发现新形成沟壑 似地下水活动产物
2009年2月,有美国科学家证实,新近出现在火星表面的一些沟壑结构很可能是地下水作用的结果。借助计算机模型,研究人员确定出了使水和硫酸铁(存在于 火星土壤中)的混合物保持液态时所需的温度和压力的数值。之后,他们指出了火星表面或是其浅层地表可能曾存在过类似条件的区域。研究结果显示,这些可能分 布有液态水和硫酸铁混合物的区域居然与那些发现有新沟壑出现的区域非常吻合。
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火星陨石坑地面龟裂痕迹 暗示曾有湖泊存在
NASA火星勘测轨道飞行器拍摄到的照片显示,数百个陨石坑表面布满了巨大的多边形裂痕。多年前科学家们就曾注意过这个现象,但是当时推测,这些裂痕是由 陨石坑表面的热胀冷缩效应造成的。但是2009年,德国马普学会太阳系研究所莱米·艾尔·玛丽及其同事最近的计算表明,这些裂痕更有可能是湖泊干涸的结 果,就像是地球上的泥塘干涸会使地面龟裂一样。
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美国侦察轨道器证实火星存在巨大地下冰原
2009年9月,火星侦察轨道器(Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)传来的新发现,清楚地证实火星上存在巨大的地下冰原,从红色星球的两极延伸,几乎到达了赤道。在北半球最近碰撞形成的五个陨石坑掀起的岩 屑中,发现了埋藏的冰。 这些冰纯净得令人吃惊,从火星侦察轨道器传回的高分辨率照片上可以容易地看到。

火星上是否有生命

海盗号探测器进行了一些有关生命过程的测试。例如在营养液中培养土壤样本,看是否有二氧化碳、甲烷和氧气等气体释放,因为细菌活动会产生这些气体。这些实验 和其他实验的结果似乎显示了火星土壤具有化学活性,但不具有生物活性。尽管这个干燥、寒冷的火星荒漠存在生命的机会渺茫,但生物学家最近却发现地球上类似 火星环境的地区(如南极洲)有细菌生存。

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“艾伦·希尔斯84001″陨石存在细菌化石
科学家们在这块陨石中发现了蠕虫形态的结构,并推测这极可能是石化了的细菌。这些细菌是在陨石表面以下发现的,这说明它们是在陨石抵达地球时已经存在,而不是在后来的岁月中被地球上的细菌入侵生成的。
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火星表面释放甲烷
2009年1月,NASA宣布,火星部分地区表面存在着一层神秘的薄雾,专家推测,火星的冰层下面很可能生存着某种火星生命。科学家相信,这些火星生命如今一定还活着,并且很可能正以一种“休眠”的状态存在,甚至可能再次复苏。
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澳大利亚火星式湖泊中有大量微生物
据英国《新科学家》杂志报道,一项最新的DNA分析指出,澳大利亚一些干枯的湖泊里不但有生物存活,而且这些生物正在茁壮成长,而这些湖泊的生存环境跟远古火星湖泊的条件一样严酷。

人类对于这颗红色星球的探索从来都没有停止过,在未来,人类对它的探索也将继续。近日,美国宇航局计划将火星探测器与网络相连,网友利用绰号为 “HiWish”的在线工具,可以给火星勘测轨道飞行器(MRO)发出拍摄指令,当MRO轨道在合适的位置,就会拍下火星照片,从而让普通人通过有趣和互动的方式探索这个神奇的红色星球。对火星的探索,从高端的科学研究开始走向普通人的生活,因为人类相信,地球注定不会是孤单的。

Posted: 四月 24th, 2010
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