Hydrothermal fluids emanating from vent (2004)

Hydrothermal fluids emanating from vent (2004)

Hot hydrothermal fluids are frequently observed emanating from small orifices on the tops and sides of hydrothermal vent structures. The hot fluids are highly localized, and ambient seafloor temperatures (~2 degrees Celsius) are common within a few centimeters of active orifices.
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Year: 2004
Details:
Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: EPR:9N:Tica
Investigator: Vicki Ferrini
Expedition: AT11-20
Chief Scientist: Marvin Lilley
Species: Riftia pachyptila (Tube worm) Bathymodiolus thermophilus