| 词条 | Pito Seamount |
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Pito Seamount is a seamount in the Pacific Ocean. It rises to a depth of {{convert|2250|m}} and features hydrothermal activity in the form of black smokers, which were discovered in 1993. Geography and geologyRegionalPito seamount lies north-northwest of Easter Island.{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=258}} In 1993, during the "Pito" expedition{{sfn|Naar|Hekinian|Segonzac|Francheteau|2013|p=306}} the submarine Nautile discovered active black smokers at its foot{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=259}} or at the summit.{{sfn|Verati|Lancelot|Hékinian|1999|p=46}} The region northwest of Easter Island is characterized by the Easter Microplate, a plate set within the East Pacific Rise. Two rift zones delimit eastward and westward, while the Pito and the Orongo fracture zones form its northern and southern border, respectively. Pito seamount lies on the fracture zone of the same name{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=258}} and may indicate incipient seafloor spreading.{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=258}} Local{{convert|18|km}} wide Pito seamount rises to a depth of {{convert|2250|m}} and features a {{convert|50|m}} deep and almost {{convert|1|km}} wide axial valley.[2] Several smaller cones dot Pito's surface, and the seafloor depression Pito Deep lies northwest of the seamount.{{sfn|Naar|Hekinian|Segonzac|Francheteau|2013|p=308}} Fresh basaltic pillow lavas with geochemical characteristics typical of mid-ocean ridge basalts occur on Pito,{{sfn|Verati|Lancelot|Hékinian|1999|p=48}} as do sheet and lobate lava flows. The lavas often have a glassy apparel.{{sfn|Naar|Hekinian|Segonzac|Francheteau|2013|p=307}}The first black smokers have been found at depths of {{convert|2243|m}} at the foot of Pito seamount.{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=259}} A number of black smoker fields are found on Pito and are named Abe, Jason, Magnificent Village, Medea, Scotty's Castle and Sentry; the field originally discovered in 1993 is Magnificent Village and is also the largest. About half a hundred vents, some active and others inactive, have been observed in the summit area. Temperatures range {{convert|338|-|370|C}}.[2] Extensive faulting in the region may aid in the establishment of a hydrothermal circulation.{{sfn|Naar|Hekinian|Segonzac|Francheteau|2013|p=316}} Hydrothermal deposits contain chalcopyrite, marcasite, melnikovite, pyrite, sphalerite as well as general iron and zinc sulfides.{{sfn|Verati|Lancelot|Hékinian|1999|p=48}} Anhydrite and amorphous silica were also found at low frequency.{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=260}} Traces of bacterial activity, such as small pores and oxidation products, have been found in the hydrothermal deposits.{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=266}} BiologyActinides, alvinellids, anemones, crabs, gastropods, mussels and shrimps have been encountered at the hydrothermal vents of Pito seamount. The biological community is not very diverse[2]{{sfn|Verati|de Donato|Prieur|Lancelot|1999|p=260}} either due to a waning of hydrothermal activity or biogeographical barriers{{sfn|Naar|Hekinian|Segonzac|Francheteau|2013|p=315}} and lacks vestimentiferans. On inactive vents, brittle stars are found.[2] Overall, the biota of Pito Seamount resembles that of other segments of the East Pacific Rise.{{sfn|Naar|Hekinian|Segonzac|Francheteau|2013|p=315}} References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite journal|last=J.|first=Cheadle, M.|last2=E.|first2=John, B.|last3=R.|first3=German, C.|last4=S.|first4=Gee, J.|last5=A.|first5=Coogan, L.|last6=M.|first6=Gillis, K.|last7=S.|first7=Swapp|date=December 2017|title=Pito Seamount revisited: the discovery and mapping of new black smoker vents|journal=AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts|volume=2017|pages=V51D–0388|language=en|bibcode=2017AGUFM.V51D0388C}} [1]}} Sources{{refbegin}}
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