A hydrothermal vent structure, with black smoke emanating as part of a focused plume of hot hydrothermal fluid. An instrument has been placed at the base of the venting source to monitor characteristics of the hot fluid. The cylinders in the lower left portion of this image are titanium bottles (Major Samplers) that are used to bring samples of hydrothermal fluids to the surface for laboratory analyses. The platform to which the fluid samplers are attached is the sample basket on the Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin. The white material is a mat-like community of microbes that thrive in the hydrothermal environment.
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Year: 2004
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Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: EPR:9N
Investigator: Vicki Ferrini
Expedition: AT11-20
Chief Scientist: Marvin Lilley
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