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Mid-Ocean Ridge
Plate Tectonics Geologist are intrigued by how rapidly vent chimneys grow Ñ up to 30 feet in 18 months. A scientist at the University of Washington has been monitoring the growth of
Hydrothermal Vents
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It reached the height of a 15-story building before it toppled and isactively rebuilding.
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In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Navy Lt. Donald Walsh made history when they descended in the U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste.
On Assignment! Come aboard with Brandon Jones and Jenny Jeffers as they give daily accounts of the expedition. bar9
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Trieste
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