Galápagos Islands
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Away Team Report: Scientists Locate New Hydrothermal Vent Field Using State-of-the-Art Mapping Technology

by Keith Cowing

An international research team has discovered a new high-temperature hydrothermal vent field that hosts several 10- to 15-meter-tall actively venting chimney clusters. Scientists located the vent field in the Pacific […]

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New Hydrothermal Vent Found In The Iguanas Vent Field, Galapagos Islands

by Keith Cowing

Scientists on a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition have discovered a new hydrothermal vent field larger than a professional soccer field. The vent field found in the Pacific Ocean off the […]

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