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Exploring Hydrothermal Systems

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Exploring Hydrothermal Systems

Inferno

InVADER will study underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the coast of Oregon. The vents at the Axial Seamount generate chemical energy which can sustain life, and are high-fidelity analogues to putative vent systems on Ocean Worlds.

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InVADER Team

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Marianne Smith, Ph.D.
Director, Institute of Completion
Citrus College
marsmith@citruscollege.edu
(626) 914-8701


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University of Washington Stony Brook University SoMAS

Relevant Resources

  • Astrobiology at NASA – https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/
  • Ocean Observatories Initiative – https://oceanobservatories.org/