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Intensely shimmering water vents from the seafloor atop Forecast seamount. The temperature probe on Jason II measured temperatures as high as 200 degrees C at nearby vents. Snails and shrimp have colonized the site and a grazing on chemosynthetic bacteria. Jason's suction sampler is used to collect some of these animals for analysis in the lab on board the ship. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program.
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