Fluid was observed shooting straight up a few centimeters from small holes (about one centimeter across) on top of the low relief mounds. The denser liquid component of the fluid effluent flowed downhill, while fine sediment entrained in the emission billowed into the water column.
Fluid Emission
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 5.8 MB).
Fluid was observed shooting straight up a few centimeters from small holes (about one centimeter across) on top of the low relief mounds. The denser liquid component of the fluid effluent flowed downhill, while fine sediment entrained in the emission billowed into the water column.
Learn more