西太平洋の東カロライナプレートにおける水素豊富な水熱システムに関連したブレチアパイプの形成
Yuanyuan Xiao1,2, Kun Wang1, Yuan Wang3
1Key Laboratory of Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266400, China.
Science advances
|September 5, 2025
まとめ
太平洋の海底にある巨大な熱水管は 強力な爆発を示唆しています これらの出来事にはおそらく水素と酸素の混合が関与し,数十億トンのTNTに相当する爆発的なエネルギーが生じた.
科学分野:
- 海洋地質学と地化学
- 地震学
- 海洋学
背景:
- 東カロライナ板の4300メートル以上の深さで大きな水熱場を発見した.
- 崖っぷちの壁とブレチヤが支配する底の大きな熱水管の観察.
研究 の 目的:
- この独特の熱水管の形成に 起因する爆発的メカニズムを調査する
- 爆発的な出来事に関与するガスの源と組成を決定する.
主な方法:
- 150キロメートルのプロファイルで短期間の地震を検出するための地震監視.
- ガス成分と起源を推測する地化学分析 (蛇形化,海水循環)
主要な成果:
- 28日間で800以上の地震が発生し 爆発性ガスの放出が 広範囲に及ぶことを示しています
- 数十億トンの水素ガスが 蛇形化によって生成されたという証拠があります
- 水熱管の形成には 水素と酸素の混合物が必要で 水素だけではありません
結論:
- 爆発的なガス放出,おそらく水素と酸素の混合物,大きな水熱パイプの形成に責任があります.
- このプロセスは,循環する海水からマントルに由来する水素と酸素を含みます.
- このメカニズムは,水熱場で観測された巨大な爆発能力を説明します.
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