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‘Lost cities.’ New hydrothermal vent towers found billowing in Mid-Atlantic, team says

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Fri, 04/21/2023
News Article URL: 
https://news.yahoo.com/lost-cities-hydrothermal-vent-towers-121025899.html?gucco…
Scientist(s): 
Dr. Dave Butterfield, Dr. Joseph Resing, Sharon Walker, Dr. Tamara Baumberger, Dr. Jeffrey Beeson, Dr. Sean McAllister, Anson Antriasian, Dr. Pamela Barrett

Deep sea explorers have discovered multiple fields in the Atlantic Ocean where super-heated water billows like smoke from the seafloor over 2,200 miles east of Miami. PMEL's EOI program lead the Lost Cities expedition. 

Keywords: 
EOI
Vents
Ocean Exploration