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Hydrothermal vent chimneys. (Left) the candelabra black smoker hydrothermal vent chimney. Photo credit: Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen. (Right) The Champaign vent, a white smoker hydrothermal vent. Public domain image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States.
