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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition

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