Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Vents At Depths Of 3,000 Meters Off Svalbard - Astrobiology

- Status Report - July 1, 2024 Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Vents At Depths Of 3,000 Meters Off Svalbard Hydrothermal vents are seeps on the sea floor from which hot liquids escape. “Water penetrates into the ocean floor where it is heated by magma. The overheated water then rises back to the sea floor through cracks and fissures. On its way up the fluid become enriched in minerals and materials dissolved out of the oceanic crustal rocks. These fluids often seep …