"Jaw-Dropping, Mesmerizing" Extreme Life | Schmidt Ocean Institute

White chimneys at Champagne vent site, Mariana Arc region. Credit: NOAA

麻花星空视频's Julie Huber narrates video highlights from the spectacular second week of Schmidt Ocean Institute's , a geologic basin in the Western Pacific Ocean, just west of Guam, that is home to some of the deepest known spots on the planet. Follow @SchmidtOcean for live updates!

Jaw-dropping views and excitement abound in Week Two鈥檚 highlight video. Never-before-seen geological and biological behaviours kept researchers and crew on full alert during Remotely Operated Vehicle SuBastian鈥檚 dives. Watch giant smokers and tiny 鈥渃himlets,鈥 along with cannibalistic crabs and scavenger shrimps (and more!) come to life via the feeds from the ROV, more than 3,000m deep while researchers explain the new discoveries, their enthusiasm tangible and overflowing. 

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