We use cookies to improve your experience, some are essential for the operation of this site.

A hydrothermal vent black smoker taken during Alvin dive 3758.

A hydrothermal vent black smoker taken during Alvin dive 3758.
A hydrothermal vent black smoker taken during Alvin dive 3758.
A hydrothermal vent black smoker taken during Alvin dive 3758.
A hydrothermal vent black smoker taken during Alvin dive 3758.
Comments (0)
4008
Unattributed
A hydrothermal vent black smoker taken during Alvin dive 3758.
Still Image
01/21/2002
atlantis/alvin_3758/2002_01_21_13_28_00.jpg
Navigational data not available.
Image of The Day caption:
Chimney-like structures called black smokers emit superheated water full of minerals from the seafloor. First discovered in 1979 in the eastern Pacific, they have since been found around the world, some with temperatures of more than 400?C (752?F).
Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Archives
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Labels
This item includes these files
Collections