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NOAA Photo Library Image - expl6956

Huge 3-foot orifice of hydrothermal vent at the Von Damm vent site. By comparison, by one measure the Old Faithful orifice is 3-feet across.

Image ID: expl6956, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Caribbean Sea, Mid-Cayman Rise
Photo Date: 2011 August 7
Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011

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