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1994
Video-
This black smoker vent is located at the "Vent 1" site on the
South Cleft segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge at a depth of 2222 meters.
It is on top of a 10 m high chimney, and the water forming the plume has
an exit temperature of 342°C.
Video
was taken during Alvin dive #2783, Marker 12, June 26, 1994. |
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Video:
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2005
Video-
2005 video clips show the black smoker chimneys
at the Vent 1 hydrothermal vent site on the southern Cleft segment of
the Juan de Fuca Ridge. The video was obtained during dives T876 and T877
of the MBARI ROV Tiburon in August 2005, funded by NOAA's West Coast and
Polar Regions Undersea Research Center. This site has been known to be
active since since 1984.
Expedition website:
http://www.mbari.org/expeditions/ridges2005/ |
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