ROV SuBastian takes a geologic sample from a hydrothermal black smoker (IMAGE)

Schmidt Ocean Institute

ROV SuBastian takes a geologic sample from a hydrothermal black smoker

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ROV SuBastian takes a geologic sample from a hydrothermal black smoker near Tica Vent on the East Pacific Rise 2,500 meters deep. Experiments testing the theory of species dispersal through cracks in the Earth's crust were performed in this area.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute

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