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Black Smokers

The black smoker named 'candelabra' at the logachev hydrothermal system

The black smoker "candelabra" in 3,300 meters depth at the Logachev hydrothermal field at the mid-atlantic ridge.

Detail of the black smoker 'candelabra'
A mound of mussels close to a black smoker

Their energyrich sulfur and carbon compounds make black smokers to oases of the deep sea.

Shrimp and mussels live in close harmony near a black smoker
The slurp gun captures rimicaris shrimps

Samples and measurements show how unusual the whole system is. The water reaches temperatures of up to 407°C.

Quest mearured the highest temperature ever recorded at a black smoker: 407°C

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