Boiling of vent fluids is a relatively rare. Here, the manipulator arm of Pisces V holds a gas-sampling device over a vent where bubbles are streaming out of the seafloor. Image courtesy of New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program.
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New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005
New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005: April 18 Log
