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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. White chimneys at Champagne vent site,NW Eifuku volcano. The chimneys are ~20 cm (8 in) across and ~50 cm(20 in) high, venting fluids at 103?ºC (217?ºF). Noticethe bubbles in the upper left side of the image.
Credit
Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Display Date
2004 April
Location
Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Ring of Fire
Keywords
Ocean Exploration