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Sustaining Hydrothermal Circulation With Gravity Relevant to Ocean Worlds

Some ocean worlds may sustain active, seafloor hydrothermal systems, but the characteristics and controls on fluid-heat transport in these systems are not well understood.

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Hydrothermal Vents On The Seafloors Of Ocean Worlds Could Support Life

We’ve all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them. Now, […]

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