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A billowing black smoker chimney at a hydrothermal vent field.

A billowing black smoker chimney at a hydrothermal vent field.
A billowing black smoker chimney at a hydrothermal vent field.
A billowing black smoker chimney at a hydrothermal vent field.
A billowing black smoker chimney at a hydrothermal vent field.
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German, Chris
A billowing black smoker chimney at a hydrothermal vent field.
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01/22/2012
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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.
Photo courtesy of Chris German/WHOI/NSF, NASA/ROV Jason 2012, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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