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Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System
Study Upsets Long-Held Image of Volcanism-Driven Hydrothermal Vents
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Deep Magmatic Plumbing of Mid-Ocean Ridges Revealed
New images suggest that the Earth’s lower oceanic crust is generated from multiple magma sources

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