Underwater Smokers in Yellowstone? (Yellowstone Monthly Update - Feb 2025)
Detailed Description
You've probably seen videos of black smokers on the ocean floor, where hydrothermal fluids vent from chimneys. In Yellowstone’s Monument Geyser Basin, you can see similar features right at the surface, and they likely formed in much the same way. Watch to learn more.
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Public Domain.
Three video clips from Schmidt Ocean Institute were use with attribution (CC BY-NC-SA):