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John Kemp deploying Camper.

John Kemp deploying Camper.
John Kemp deploying Camper.
John Kemp deploying Camper.
John Kemp deploying Camper.
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Linder, Christopher
John Kemp deploying Camper.
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09/11/2007
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John Kemp sends Camper off on its final mission for this expedition. It brought back images of extensive, abundant fields of the yellowy-orange material, lining the crevices between seafloor rocks and sometimes billowing up and over them. Scientists believe it is microbial and/or material made by microbes. Further detailed analyses on shore will provide answers. "We did not find hydrothermal vents emitting high-temperature fluids," Humphris said. "We certainly found evidence that there is fluid movement through volcanic crust on the Gakkel Ridge, which appears to be supporting life."
Photo by Chris Linder
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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