The human-occupied vehicle Alvin, during a dive on the East Pacific Rise (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The human-occupied vehicle Alvin, during a dive on the East Pacific Rise

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The human-occupied vehicle Alvin, during a dive on the East Pacific Rise, collected samples and recovered instruments placed at the vents during previous expeditions.

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(Photo courtesy of Jill McDermott, Lehigh Univ.; WHOI, NDSF, Alvin Team; Funder: National Science Foundation. © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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