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Studying Hydrothermal Vent Life
![The robotic arm of the ROV Quest finds life at an undersea vent.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/1-vent_1-full_0.jpg.webp?itok=frxASI-i)
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.