Mariana Trench hydrothermal vent

Tall hydrothermal vents spill out black chemical bacteria in the ocean depths.

Photo By/Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research/NOAA

Date Shot/Created

02/13/2023

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Image

Tall hydrothermal vents spill out black chemical bacteria in the depths of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, as seen during a 2016 exploration.

Facility

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument

Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge

Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge

Subject tags

Underwater photography

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