Image: Expl0072 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library
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Description: Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. A dense bed of hydrothermal mussels covers the slope of Northwest Eifuku volcano near a seafloor hot spring called Champagne vent . Other vent animals living among the mussels include shrimp, limpets, and Galatheid crabs. Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean.
Title: Expl0072 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library
Credit: NOAA Photo Library: expl0072
Author: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist.
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