Mesh Box Staining Gadgets (IMAGE)

Schmidt Ocean Institute

Mesh Box Staining Gadgets

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Experiments code-named "Mesh Box Staining Gadgets" are sealed to the seafloor at the Tica Vent, a site on the East Pacific Rise 2,500 meters deep. These experiments tested the theory of species dispersal through cracks in the Earth's crust.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute

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