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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. A hydrothermal vent site near the summitof the volcano. Hot water is percolating out of the rocks and sediments in this area. The light colored objects in the lower right are sulfur rocks.
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