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"The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock.

"The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock.
"The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock.
"The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock.
"The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock.
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German, Chris
"The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock.
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01/11/2012
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R/V Atlantis cruise AT18-16, ROV Jason images.
Cruise intentions are to characterize the geology, geochemistry, microbiology and macrobiology of two new hydrothermal fields on the Mid-Cayman Rise: The Piccard hydrothermal field at ~5000m depth near 18? 33? N, 81?43? W and the Von Damm hydrothermal field at ~2300m depth near 18? 23? N, 81? 48?W.
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In January 2012, an international research group aboard R/V Atlantis completed an expedition to study the world's deepest known hydrothermal vents, at the Mid-Cayman Rise in the Caribbean. The group, led by Chris German of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, collected samples and images 2300 and 5000 meters deep using ROV Jason (just visible at the bottom). At the site shown here, called "The Furry Walls," long filaments of microbes attached to sulfide rock billow in the chemical-containing water flowing from a vent. The microbes use chemicals instead of sunlight as an energy source.
Photo courtesy of Chris German/WHOI/NSF, NASA/ROV Jason 2012, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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