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21 Feb 2013 10:56 #123077
by ketchim
UK scientists exploring the ocean floor in the Caribbean have discovered an "astounding" set of hydrothermal vents,
the deepest anywhere in the world.
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21 Feb 2013 10:56 #123078
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Deploying a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) in the Cayman Trough :
they stumbled across a previously-unknown site nearly 5000m below the surface.
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21 Feb 2013 10:57 #123079
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Video pictures relayed live back to the research ship mounting the operation show :
spindly chimneys up to 10m high....
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21 Feb 2013 11:02 #123082
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We don't think they have functioning eyes but they have a really unusual organ on their backs which is like a warning system
for them to tell them when they're getting too hot so they don't get too close to the hot water from the vents.
The new Vent shrimp ...Bunjhal ? :-[
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21 Feb 2013 11:03 #123083
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"It's teaching us how little we know and for a few minutes it's not about the science,
it's about the wonder of the planet, something that's been hidden for so long."
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