At the Bay of Conception this process can be witnessed first hand. Hydrothermal vents are fissures that expel heated water and are evidence that the Earth's crust is being ripped apart.
Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd / Schmidt Ocean Institute CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 In summer 2023, researchers deployed a remotely-operated underwater vehicle called SuBastian to investigate hydrothermal vents on ...