deep-sea vent: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	hydrothermal vent

Photos and Videos

Mariana forearc: Northwest Eifuku volcano

Hear researcher Andy Wheeler speaking about an expedition to discover new hydrothermal vent field in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Witness the spectacular black smoke diffusing out of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

View molten sulfur and volcanic gases erupt through an undersea vent near the Mariana Islands

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Topics

fissure vent ocean floor oceanic ridge deep-sea trench submarine canyon abyssal hill island arc oceanic plateau submarine fan fumarole oceanic trough bank

Key People

Robert Ballard

Robert Ballard

American oceanographer