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词条 Kerberos (moon)
释义

  1. Discovery

  2. Origin

      Physical properties    Rotation    Orbit  

  3. Exploration

  4. Naming

  5. In science fiction

  6. Notes

  7. References

  8. External links

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}}Kerberos is a small natural satellite of Pluto, about {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} in its longest dimension. It was the fourth moon of Pluto to be discovered and its existence was announced on 20 July 2011.[6] It was imaged, along with Pluto and its four other moons, by the New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015.[7] The first image of Kerberos was released to the public on 22 October 2015.[13]

Discovery

Kerberos was discovered by researchers of the Pluto Companion Search Team using the Hubble Space Telescope on 28 June 2011, using the Wide Field Camera 3, during an attempt to find any rings that Pluto might possess.[8] The search for rings was motivated in part by a desire to avoid damage to New Horizons when it passed through the Pluto system in July 2015.[15] Further observations were made on 3 and 18 July 2011 and Kerberos was verified as a new moon on 20 July 2011.[6][9] It was later precovered or identified in earlier archival Hubble images from 15 February 2006 and 25 June 2010, though Kerberos was obscured by diffraction spikes in those images.[10] Kerberos's brightness is only about 10% of that of Nix, and it was only found because the discovery team took eight-minute exposures; earlier observations had used shorter exposures.[19] It was officially designated S/2011 (134340) 1,[6] and was informally referred as P4.[19]

The provisional designation of the satellite varied based on the source used. The International Astronomical Union announced it as S/2011 (134340) 1,[6] whereas the New Horizons mission website announced it as S/2011 P 1.[11]

Origin

Like Pluto's other moons,[12] it is suspected that Kerberos coalesced from the debris of a massive collision between Pluto and another Kuiper belt object, similar to the giant impact thought to have created the Moon.[13] Further observations were made on 3 and 18 July 2011 and Kerberos was verified as a new moon on 20 July 2011.[6]

Physical properties

Kerberos has a double-lobed shape and is approximately {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} across its longest dimension and {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} across its shortest dimension.[3] The larger lobe of Kerberos is approximately 8 km (5 mi) across while the smaller lobe is measured to be approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} across. The double-lobed shape of Kerberos is likely formed by two smaller objects merged, suggesting that Kerberos along with Pluto's other moons may have been formed by the coalescence of debris around Pluto.[14]

Kerberos has a high albedo or reflectivity similar to Pluto's other small moons, likely due to the presence of water ice on its surface.[15] Before the New Horizons flyby, Kerberos was initially thought to have a larger size and a darker surface.[16]

Rotation

Like the other small moons of Pluto, Kerberos is not tidally locked and its rotation is chaotic, varying quickly over geological timescales. The varying gravitational influences of Pluto and Charon as they orbit their barycenter causes the chaotic tumbling of Pluto's small moons, including Kerberos.[17] At the time of the New Horizons flyby, the rotational period of Kerberos was about 5.33 days and its rotational axis was tilted about 96 degrees to its orbit.[18][5] The high axial tilt of Kerberos meant that it was rotating sideways relative to its orbit around the Pluto-Charon barycenter.[5]

Orbit

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Observations indicate a circular, equatorial orbit around the Pluto-Charon barycenter at a distance of {{convert|57,783|km|mi|abbr=on}}.[1] All of Pluto's moons including Kerberos have very circular orbits with very low orbital inclinations to Pluto's equator. Kerberos orbits between Nix and Hydra and makes a complete orbit around Pluto roughly every 32.167 days.[6][19]

Its orbital period is close to a 1:5 orbital resonance with Charon,[17] with the timing discrepancy being about 0.7%.{{refn | where is Kerberos's period and is Charon's period.| group=notes}} As with the near resonances between Nix or Hydra and Charon (1:4 and 1:6, respectively), determining how close this relationship is to a true resonance will require more-accurate knowledge of Kerberos's orbit, in particular its rate of precession.

Exploration

The New Horizons spacecraft took images of Kerberos during its flyby of the Pluto system on 14 July 2015. Three months later, on 22 October, the first image of the moon was published. It is the last moon of Pluto to have its image released, revealing that Kerberos was small and had a bright surface contrary to the initial idea that the moon was covered in dark material.[20]

Naming

Upon discovery, Kerberos received the minor planet designation S/2011 (134340) 1 because it was the first satellite (S) discovered orbiting the minor planet 134340 Pluto in 2011. It was initially called "P4", meaning the fourth Plutonian moon to be discovered.[21]

The convention for naming Plutonian moons is to use names associated with the god Pluto in classical mythology.[22] To decide on names for P4 and P5, Mark Showalter and the SETI Institute, on behalf of the discovery team, conducted a non-binding Internet poll in 2013, in which the general public was invited to vote for their favorite names. The public could choose from a selection of Greek mythological names related to the god Pluto, or could propose their own names.[23] After the initial announcement, William Shatner, the actor who played Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, proposed the names Vulcan and Romulus, ostensibly referring to the fire god Vulcan (a nephew of Pluto), and to Romulus the founder of Rome, but also alluding to the fictional planets of Vulcan and Romulus in the Star Trek universe.[24][25] The 'Romulus' suggestion was discounted, because there is already an asteroid moon of that name, but Vulcan won the poll after Shatner tweeted about it, with Cerberus (the dog that guards Pluto's underworld) coming second and Styx (the goddess of the river of the underworld) coming third. The winning names were submitted to the International Astronomical Union.[25]

However, 'Vulcan' was unacceptable to the IAU because it was not the name of an underworld deity and had already been used for a hypothetical planet inside the orbit of Mercury, as well as having given its name to the hypothetical vulcanoids.[24][26] Cerberus is already the name of an asteroid, 1865 Cerberus, but the Greek form of the name, Kerberos, was acceptable to the IAU.[27]

On 2 July 2013, the IAU announced that it formally approved the names Kerberos for P4 and Styx for P5.[28][29]

The names of features on the bodies in the Pluto system are related to mythology and the literature and history of exploration. In particular, the names of features on Kerberos must be related to dogs from literature, mythology and history.[22]

In science fiction

Author Edmond Hamilton referred to three moons of Pluto in his 1940 novel Calling Captain Future, naming them {{em|Charon}}, {{em|Styx}}, and {{em|Cerberus}}.[30]

Notes

1. ^1 {{cite journal|last1=Showalter|first1=M. R.|author1link=Mark R. Showalter|last2=Hamilton|first2=D. P.|title=Resonant interactions and chaotic rotation of Pluto's small moons|journal=Nature|volume=522|issue=7554|date=3 June 2015|pages=45–49|doi=10.1038/nature14469|pmid=26040889|bibcode = 2015Natur.522...45S }}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/dps15-1110-small-moons.html|title=DPS 2015: Pluto's small moons Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra [UPDATED]|website=www.planetary.org}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://livestream.com/viewnow/LPSC2016|title=2016 Lunar & Planetary Science Conference by National Institute of Aerospace|publisher=}}
4. ^{{cite journal|last1=Brozović|first1=Marina|last2=Showalter|first2=Mark R.|last3=Jacobson|first3=Robert A.|last4=Buie|first4=Marc W.|title=The orbits and masses of satellites of Pluto|journal=Icarus|date=January 2015|volume=246|pages=317–329|doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2014.03.015|bibcode = 2015Icar..246..317B }}
5. ^1 2 {{cite journal |last1=Weaver |first1=H. A. |last2=Buie |first2=M. W. |last3=Showalter |first3=M. R. |last4=Stern |first4=S. A. |display-authors=etal|title=The Small Satellites of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons |journal=Science |volume=351 |issue=6279 |pages=aae0030 |date=18 April 2016|arxiv= 1604.05366|doi=10.1126/science.aae0030 |pmid=26989256 |bibcode=2016Sci...351.0030W }}
6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web| last = Showalter | first = M. R. |author2=Hamilton, D. P. | title = New Satellite of (134340) Pluto: S/2011 (134340) 1| work = Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams| publisher = International Astronomical Union| date = 20 July 2011 | url = http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/cbet002769.txt| accessdate = 20 July 2011}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Pluto’s Moon Nix|author=Cain, Fraser | date=2008| url=http://www.universetoday.com/13905/plutos-moon-nix/}}
8. ^{{cite web | last = Wall | first = M. | authorlink = | title = New Pluto Moon Foreshadows More Surprises for NASA Probe En Route | work = Space.com | date = 20 July 2011| url = http://www.space.com/12372-pluto-fourth-moon-nasa-spacecraft.html | accessdate = 21 July 2011}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/12356-pluto-fourth-moon-discovery-hubble-photo.html |title=Pluto Has Another Moon, Hubble Photos Reveal | Dwarf Planet Pluto | Pluto's Moons |publisher=Space.com |accessdate=12 July 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthsky.org/space/hubble-space-telescope-discovers-fourth-moon-of-pluto |title=Hubble Space Telescope discovers fourth moon of Pluto |publisher=earthsky.org |accessdate= 22 February 2019}}
11. ^New Horizons news, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, "Fourth Moon Adds to Pluto's Appeal", 20 July 2011
12. ^{{Cite journal | last = Stern | first = S. A. | authorlink = Alan Stern | author2 = Weaver, H. A. | author3 = Steff, A. J. | author4 = Mutchler, M. J. | author5 = Merline, W. J. | author6 = Buie, M. W. | author7 = Young, E. F. | author8 = Young, L. A. | author9 = Spencer, J. R. | title = A giant impact origin for Pluto’s small moons and satellite multiplicity in the Kuiper belt | journal = Nature | volume = 439 | issue = 7079 | pages = 946–948 | publisher = | location = | date = 23 February 2006 | language = | url = http://ns1.plutoportal.net/~layoung/eprint/Stern2006plutosat.pdf | doi = 10.1038/nature04548 | id = | accessdate = 20 July 2011 | bibcode = 2006Natur.439..946S | pmid = 16495992 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120119001455/http://ns1.plutoportal.net/~layoung/eprint/Stern2006plutosat.pdf | archivedate = 19 January 2012 | df = }}
13. ^{{cite web | last = Showalter | first = M. | title = NASA's Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto | publisher = hubblesite.org | date = 20 July 2011 | url = http://hubblesite.org/news_release/news/2011-23/76-pluto%20NASA's%20Hubble%20Discovers%20Another%20Moon%20Around%20Pluto | accessdate = 20 July 2011}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url = https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/pluto-moons/kerberos/in-depth/|title = Kerberos In Depth|date = December 5, 2017|accessdate = February 21, 2019|website = solarsystem.nasa.gov |publisher = NASA|last = |first = }}
15. ^{{Cite web|url = https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/what-are-pluto-s-tiny-moons-made-of|title = New insights into Pluto's outer moons|date = June 17, 2016|accessdate = February 21, 2019|website = cosmosmagazine.com|publisher = Cosmos Magazine|last = |first = }}
16. ^{{Cite web|url = http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science-Photos/image.php?gallery_id=2&image_id=330|title = Kerberos Revealed|date = October 22, 2015|accessdate = October 22, 2015|website = pluto.jhuapl.edu|publisher = NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute}}
17. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-hubble-finds-pluto-s-moons-tumbling-in-absolute-chaos|title=NASA’s Hubble Finds Pluto’s Moons Tumbling in Absolute Chaos|publisher=NASA|website=www.nasa.gov}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/dps15-1110-small-moons.html|title=DPS 2015: Pluto's small moons Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra [UPDATED]|website=www.planetary.org}}
19. ^1 2 {{cite web | last = Lakdawalla | first = E. | authorlink =| title = A fourth moon for Pluto| work = planetary.org| publisher = The Planetary Society | date = 20 July 2011| url = http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2011/3107.html| doi = | accessdate = 20 July 2011}}
20. ^1 {{Cite web|title = Last of Pluto’s Moons – Mysterious Kerberos – Revealed by New Horizons| url = http://www.nasa.gov/feature/last-of-pluto-s-moons-mysterious-kerberos-revealed-by-new-horizons| website = NASA| accessdate = 23 October 2015| first = Tricia| last = Talbert}}
21. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Stern |first1=Alan |last2=Grinspoon |first2=David |title=Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto |publisher=Picador |date=May 1, 2018 |chapter=Chapter 12: Into Unknown Danger |isbn=9781250098962}}
22. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/#dwarfplanets|title=International Astronomical Union - IAU|website=www.iau.org }}
23. ^{{Cite web|title=Help Us Name the Moons of Pluto!|url=http://www.plutorocks.com/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130216222901/http://www.plutorocks.com/|archive-date=16 February 2013 }}
24. ^1 {{cite news |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |title=Capt. Kirk's Vulcan entry wins Pluto moons contest |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Capt-Kirk-s-Vulcan-entry-wins-Pluto-moons-contest-4306638.php |agency = Associated Press |author=Marcia Dunn |date=25 February 2013 |accessdate=25 February 2013 }}
25. ^1 {{cite web|author=Alexandra Witze |url=http://www.nature.com/news/moon-and-planet-names-spark-battle-1.12856 |title=Moon and planet names spark battle : Nature News & Comment |publisher=Nature.com |date=23 April 2013 |accessdate=6 July 2013}}
26. ^{{cite web |publisher=SPACE.com |url=http://www.space.com/19943-pluto-moons-name-poll-vulcan.html |title='Vulcan' and 'Cerberus' Win Pluto Moon Naming Poll |author=Miriam Krame |date=25 February 2013 |accessdate=25 February 2013 }}
27. ^{{cite web |publisher=New York Times |first=Dennis | last=Overbye| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/science/space/two-of-plutos-moons-get-names-from-greek-mythologys-underworld.html |title=Two of Pluto’s Moons Get Names From Greek Mythology’s Underworld |date=2 July 2013 |accessdate=26 February 2019 }}
28. ^{{cite web |publisher=IAU |url=http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/detail/iau1303/ |title=Names for New Pluto Moons Accepted by the IAU After Public Vote |date=2 July 2013 |accessdate=2 July 2013}}
29. ^{{cite web |publisher=SETI Institute |url=http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/press-release/plutos-smallest-moons-receive-their-official-names |title=Pluto's Smallest Moons Receive Their Official Names |date=2 July 2013 |accessdate=2 July 2013 }}
30. ^{{cite book| title=Pluto & Charon| author=Codex Regius| year=2016| publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform| isbn= 978-1534960749}}

References

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External links

  • Showalter, Mark. NASA's Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto. 20 July 2011.
  • [https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/pluto-moons/kerberos/in-depth/ Kerberos In Depth]. Updated 5 December 2017.
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