Piccard Mixing Zone Hot Chimlet (IMAGE)

Lehigh University

Piccard Mixing Zone Hot Chimlet

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Mixed fluids at the Piccard vent field range in temperature from 44-149°C. They are formed by subseafloor mixing of cold 5°C seawater and hot 398°C vent fluids represented by the nearby Beebe Vents black smokers.

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Chris German / ROV Jason [Copyright WHOI]

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