Hydrothermal vents are fissures that release geothermally heated water. Found primarily in regions with volcanic activity, these vents form along mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates diverge.

Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field, situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), has been visited on a regular basis since 1992. The ...

Hydrothermal vents are like hot springs on the ocean floor. They form along mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates move apart. The magma from the Earth's mantle rises to fill the gap and cools to ...