Ring of Fire 2002 Expedition. A small segment of midocean ridge crest showing the development of hydrothermal plumes. Plumes issue from small sites on the ridge crest, often as a result of an intrusion of a magma dike during an episode of seafloor spreading. The hot fluids rise and grow increasingly diluted by the surrounding seawater and get swept away by local bottom currents.
Photo Category: Ocean exploration
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| Added On | 16th October 2015 |
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