hydrothermal vents (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

hydrothermal vents

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Scientists looking for sources that generated life on Earth are considering hydrothermal vents of different types, from vents found in the deep sea to others created by meteor impacts.

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Richard Lutz/Rutgers University

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