Superheated Hydrothermal Fluid Flows Upwards from An Underwater Volcano (IMAGE)

Schmidt Ocean Institute

Superheated Hydrothermal Fluid Flows Upwards from An Underwater Volcano

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The hydrothermal vent field featured numerous volcanic flanges that create the illusion of looking at a mirror when observing the superheated (366ºC) hydrothermal fluids beneath them. The minerals across the features were laden with metals and the fluids were highly sulfidic, yet these sites were teeming with biodiversity and potentially novel fauna.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute

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