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Interior structure of the moon and planets by VLBI observation of spacecraft: Size, state and the origin of metallic core

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24244072
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Solid earth and planetary physics
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

SASAKI Sho  大阪大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (10183823)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MATSUMOTO Koji  国立天文台, RISE月惑星探査検討室, 准教授 (30332167)
KIKUCHI Fuyuhiko  国立天文台, RISE月惑星探査検討室, 専門研究職員 (30465926)
KAWAGUCHI Noriyuki  国立天文台, 水沢VLBI観測所, 名誉教授 (90214618)
KONO Yusuke  国立天文台, 水沢VLBI観測所, 助教 (00370106)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) ARAKI Hiroshi  国立天文台, RISE月惑星探査検討室, 助教 (10290884)
NODA Hirotomo  国立天文台, RISE月惑星探査検討室, 助教 (10353426)
HANADA Hideo  国立天文台, RISE月惑星探査検討室, 准教授 (60132677)
KAMEYA Osamu  国立天文台, 水沢VLBI観測所, 助教 (70202025)
JIKE Takaaki  国立天文台, 水沢VLBI観測所, 助教 (40425400)
OYAMA Tomoaki  国立天文台, 水沢VLBI観測所, 専門研究職員 (70425403)
IWATA Takahiro  独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 准教授 (20201949)
MOROTA Tomokatsu  名古屋大学, 大学院環境学研究科, 助教 (30415898)
HEKI Kosuke  北海道大学, 大学院理学研究科, 教授 (30280564)
Research Collaborator YAMADA Ryuhei  国立天文台, RISE月惑星探査検討室, 研究員 (60647379)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥45,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥35,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,590,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥17,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥19,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,440,000)
Keywords月内部構造 / 重力 / VLBI / 潮汐ラブ数 / 金属核 / 月の起源 / SELENE-2 / レゴリス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to clarify the state of metallic core and lower mantle, we developed wideband radio signal receiving system for observing VLBI resources and we construct plausible models from geodetic and seismic data. We considered a spherically symmetric elastic Moon with eight layers including a low-velocity zone.The thickness, density, and elastic parameters in each layer were estimated using Markov Chain Monte Carlo method. Mean crustal thickness, the radii of the outer fluid core and the solid inner core were estimated to be 43 ± 10 km, 310 + 90 km, and 0 - 270 km, respectively. If we take into account the upper bound of the fluid core size of 400 km which is 200 indicated by magnetic observation, the thickness of the low-velocity - partially molten) zone at the bottom of the mantle is at least about 200 km. The inferred density of the lowermost mantle suggests lunar magmas with high TiO2 content which prefer mantle overturn scenario.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (26 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results) Presentation (18 results) (of which Invited: 4 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Strong tidal heating in an ultralow-viscosity zone at the core-mantle boundary of the Moon2014

    • Author(s)
      Harada, Y., Goossens, S., Matsumoto, K., Yan, J., Ping, J., Noda, H., Haruyama, J.,
    • Journal Title

      Nature Geoscience

      Volume: 7 Issue: 8 Pages: 569-572

    • DOI

      10.1038/ngeo2211

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Space weathering of silicate regoliths with various FeO contents: New insights from laser irradiation experiments and theoretical spectral simulations2014

    • Author(s)
      1.Moroz, L.V., Starukhina, L.V., Rout, S.S., Sasaki, S., Helbert, J., Baither, D., Bischoff, A., Hiesinger, H.
    • Journal Title

      Icarus

      Volume: 235 Pages: 187-206

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.icarus.2014.03.021

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Recent status of SELENE-2/VLBI instrument2014

    • Author(s)
      Kikuchi, F., Matsumoto, K., Hanada,H., Tsuruta, S., Asari, K., Kono, Y., Yamada, R., Iwata, T., Sasaki, S., Takahashi, K., Uchibori, Y., Komai, T., Nakamura, T.
    • Journal Title

      Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan

      Volume: 12

    • NAID

      130004548651

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Error determination of lunar interior structure by lunar geodetic data on seismic restriction2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, R., Matsumoto K., Kikuchi, F., Sasaki, S.
    • Journal Title

      Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

      Volume: 231 Pages: 56-64

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pepi.2014.02.005

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Viscoelastic deformation of lunar impact basins: Implications for heterogeneity in the deep crustal paleo-thermal state and radioactive element concentration2013

    • Author(s)
      Kamata, S., S. Sugita, Y. Abe, Y. Ishihara, Y. Harada, T. Morota, N. Namiki, T. Iwata, H. Hanada, H. Araki, K. Matsumoto, and E. Tajika
    • Journal Title

      J. Geophys. Res. Planets

      Volume: 118 Issue: 3 Pages: 398-415

    • DOI

      10.1002/jgre.20056

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 日本の月・惑星測地学の現状と今後の展望2013

    • Author(s)
      松本晃治
    • Journal Title

      日本測地学会誌

      Volume: 59 Pages: 63-70

    • NAID

      130005087096

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lunar Gravity and Rotation Measurements by Japanese Lunar Landing Missions2012

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, S., Hanada, H., Nlada, H., Kikuchi, F. Araki, H., Matsumoto, K., Kunimori, H., Iwata, T., Goossens, S., Otsubo, T., Funazaki, K.
    • Journal Title

      Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan

      Volume: 10, ISTS28

    • NAID

      130003373370

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Constraints on source parameters on deep moonquakes and lunar inteior structure2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, R., Araki, H., Noda, H., Matsumoto, K.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      サンフランシスコ(アメリカ)
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-15 – 2014-12-19
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Lunar internal structure modeling using Apollo seismic travel time data and the latest selenodetic data from GRAIL and LLR2014

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto, K., Yamada, R., Kikuchi, F., Kamata, S., Ishihara, Y., Iwata, T., Hanada, H., Sasaki, S.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      サンフランシスコ(アメリカ)
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-15 – 2014-12-19
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Lunar internal structure modeling using Apollo seismic travel time data and the latest selenodetic data2014

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto, K., Yamada, R., Kikuchi, F., Kashima, S., Ishihara, Y., Iwata, T., Hanada, H., Sasaki, S.
    • Organizer
      The Fifth Moscow Solar System Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      モスクワ(ロシア)
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-13 – 2014-10-18
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 地上局用広帯域・広域受信機システムの開発2014

    • Author(s)
      菊池冬彦, 河野裕介, 浅利一善, 松本晃治, 花田英夫, 佐々木 晶
    • Organizer
      日本惑星科学会秋季講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東北大学片平さくらホール(宮城県仙台市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-24 – 2014-09-26
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Deep Interior Structure of the Moon Inferred from Apollo Seismic Data and the Latest Selenodetic Data2014

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto, K., Yamada, R., Kikuchi, F., Kamata, S., Iwata, T., Ishihara, Y., Hanada, H., Sasaki, S.
    • Organizer
      AOGS 11th Annual Meeting (AOGS2014)
    • Place of Presentation
      ロイトンホテル(北海道札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-28 – 2014-08-01
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] LLR Development Status in Japan2014

    • Author(s)
      Noda, H., Kunimori, H., Araki, H., Kashima, S., Otsubo, T., Katayama, M., Hanada, H., Utsunomiya, S., Fuse, T., Chiba, K., Funazaki, K., Matsumoto, Y.
    • Organizer
      AOGS 11th Annual Meeting (AOGS2014)
    • Place of Presentation
      ロイトンホテル(北海道札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-28 – 2014-08-01
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Exploration of lunar seismic activity and lunar interior structure by one penetrator station2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, R., Ishihara, Y., Kobyashi, N., Murakami, H., Shiraishi, H., Hayakawa, M., Tanaka, S.
    • Organizer
      AOGS 11th Annual Meeting (AOGS2014)
    • Place of Presentation
      ロイトンホテル(北海道札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-28 – 2014-08-01
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Present status of VLBI, ILOM and LLR for future lunar missions.2014

    • Author(s)
      Hanada, H., Kikuchi, F., Noda, H., Matsumoto, K., Kono, Y., Tsuruta, S., Asari, K., Araki, H., Kashima, S., Funazaki, K., Kunimori, H., Sasaki, S.
    • Organizer
      Chang’E Lunar Dynamics Workshop (CLDW2014)
    • Place of Presentation
      北京(中国)
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-02 – 2014-06-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 月着陸探査計画SELENE-2/VLBI電波源の開発状況2013

    • Author(s)
      菊池冬彦
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] LLR simulation study for future observations2013

    • Author(s)
      野田寛大
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Some technological problems in development of a small Telescope for selenodesy and geodesy2013

    • Author(s)
      Hanada, Hideo
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 測地および月震データよる月内部構造制約のシミュレーション研究2013

    • Author(s)
      松本晃治
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 月深部の状態から起源を探る:SELENE-2 測月の戦略2012

    • Author(s)
      佐々木晶
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] SELENE2 測地及び地震観測による月内部構造モデルの改善2012

    • Author(s)
      山田竜平
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] SELENE-2/VLBI 電波源の開発状況2012

    • Author(s)
      菊池冬彦
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県)
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Contribution of SELENE-2 geodetic measurements to constrain the lunar internal structure2012

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto, Koji
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union 2012 Fall Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, USA
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Scientific evaluation of the VLBI observation on future lunar explorations

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, Ryuhei
    • Organizer
      10th Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosceinces Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Distributions of seismic momenets of deep moonquakes and estimation of lunar mantle structure

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, Ryuhei
    • Organizer
      45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, The Woodlands, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 国立天文台RISE月惑星探査検討室

    • URL

      http://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/rise/top

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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