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Studying Hydrothermal Vent Life

Preview The robotic arm of the ROV Quest finds life at an undersea vent.
(MARUM, Bremen University/ChEss, Census of Marine Life)
Census researchers manipulate the robotic arm of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Quest to study shrimp and other deep sea life forms. They discovered the creatures at a hydrothermal vent 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) below the surface of the Atlantic.