Submarine thermal springs on the Galapagos Rift published in Science
Corliss and colleagues publish the formal description of the Galapagos Rift vent systems, moving the discovery from expedition report into the peer-reviewed record and setting off a decade of work on how the communities are fed.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Hydrothermal Venting · phenomenon · Global - mid-ocean ridges, back-arc basins, submarine volcanic arcs · not located
- Galapagos Rift · site · Eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
Submarine Thermal Springs on the Galapagos Rift
Direct submersible observation in February 1977 documented hydrothermal venting on the Galapagos Rift and dense associated animal communities including clams, mussels and large tube worms, in permanent darkness.
Science (AAAS), Corliss, Dymond, Gordon, Edmond, von Herzen, Ballard and colleagues · 1979 · Partly verified
Science, vol. 203, no. 4385, pp. 1073-1083, 1979; doi:10.1126/science.203.4385.1073
Recorded on Hydrothermal Venting
- Alvin finds hydrothermal vents on the Galapagos Rift
- Submarine thermal springs on the Galapagos Rift published in Science
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