Moontanman Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 World's Deepest Known Undersea Volcanic Vents Discovered ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2010) — A British scientific expedition has discovered the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, known as 'black smokers', 3.1 miles (5000 metres) deep in the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean. Using a deep-diving vehicle remotely controlled from the Royal Research Ship James Cook, the scientists found slender spires made of copper and iron ores on the seafloor, erupting water hot enough to melt lead, nearly half a mile deeper than anyone has seen before. World's deepest known undersea volcanic vents discovered Quote
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