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Description
Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. Rock outcrop banded with iron oxide staining.Smoky appearance from hydrothermal fluids emitted somewhere in vicinity. Arebubbles C02 or some other gas emitted with hydrothermal activity?
Credit
Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program
Display Date
2006 April 21
Location
Pacific Ocean, Mariana Arc area
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Ocean Exploration