This cross-section illustration shows a spreading ridge axis and several components of a hydrothermal vent system. Note a “black smoker” chimney (shown in the inset) at a hydrothermal site. Inset photo credit: Haase et al., 2005.
This cross-section illustration shows a spreading ridge axis and several components of a hydrothermal vent system. Note a “black smoker” chimney (shown in the inset) at a hydrothermal site. Inset photo credit: Haase et al., 2005.