Tubeworms inhabiting a deep-sea hydrothermal vent along the East Pacific Rise.
May 5, 2010
Tubeworms inhabiting a deep-sea hydrothermal vent along the East Pacific Rise. This image was recorded at 9° North during a National Science Foundation-supported R/V Atlantis Voyage with Dr. Richard Lutz of Rutgers University as the chief scientist and using a high-definition video system. (Year of image: 1999)
Topics:
Hydrothermal vents, Economic geology, Geology, Technology Internet, East Pacific Rise, Black smoker, Cold seep, Plate tectonics, chief scientist, Richard Lutz, Rutgers University, National Science Foundation
