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ABE collecting data over a mid-ocean ridge.

ABE collecting data over a mid-ocean ridge.
ABE collecting data over a mid-ocean ridge.
ABE collecting data over a mid-ocean ridge.
ABE collecting data over a mid-ocean ridge.
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Oberlander, E. Paul
ABE collecting data over a mid-ocean ridge.
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01/01/2003
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pages 44-45:
Scientists are investigating whether fresh lava (red) erupts from a central point in the mid-ocean ridge (as depicted below) and cascades downhill to overlay older lava flows (gray), or whether lava erupts from several isolated, outlying magma chambers to create discrete patches of seafloor (as depicted on the left side of illustration). Or perhaps both processes occur.
Illustration by E. Paul Oberlander
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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