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New Hydrothermal Vents Discovered |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / SCIENCE AND SOCIETY |
| Author: United Press International staff writer |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2005 |
| Size: 1,018 Words, 6,519 Characters |
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A team of twenty-seven U.S. marine scientists beginning an intensive program of exploration at the Lau Basin, in the South Pacific, has discovered a new cluster of hydrothermal vents along a volcanically active crack in the seafloor.
About a mile and a half down, the basin could hold answers to questions about the origin of life on Earth, say the scientists, whose plans for their "South Pacific Odyssey" include an unprecedented number of research expeditions to this geologically unique "back-arc basin" during the next two years. In a back-arc basin, spreading splits the ocean floor apart very close to a volcanic arc. The way the geology work...
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...ance, Fisher said he hopes more scientists will hop on board and get into the Lau Basin action. "We are committed to following up with additional research expeditions in following years. Sharing the research costs internationally will enable us to better understand this complex system and will help us to achieve our goals sooner rather than later," he said.
© 2004 United Press International
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