Hydrothermal vents at Gakkel Ridge (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Hydrothermal vents at Gakkel Ridge

Caption

Aurora’s hydrothermal vents at Gakkel Ridge (Central Arctic). A snapshot of a hydrothermal vent (upper left corner, indicated by the red arrow) and chimneys (yellow-orange structures on the right) captured by the underwater camera system OFOS, which made it possible to identify the location of the hydrothermal vents field during expedition PS86.

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Cruise report

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