Geology Picture (and Videos) of the Week, December 11-17, 2004: Hydrothermal Christmas Tree

WHOI ^ | December 2005 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

[cogitator]

As commonly happens, I found this image looking for something else. If you go here, you can see a bigger version (FR won't let me crosslink directly to Wikipedia). The really interesting article (with accompanying high-resolution video links) is here or at the source link:

Action, Camera... Lights
New deep-sea “light post” illuminates the ocean's perpetual night (WHOI/Oceanus)

Note that the "Christmas Tree" is from the Lost City vent field in the Atlantic (Mid-ocean Ridge). The source link is to the Wikipedia article about "Lost City". The video is from a vent field on the Juan de Fuca Ridge off of Washington.

[cogitator]

And I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all,
and to all good anhydrite!"

or something like that.

[cogitator]

** ping **

I predict you'll watch this a few times. Tell your FRiends!

[geezerwheezer]

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Neat picture though!