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
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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