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Into the Abyss [Preview]

Science meets entertainment at the bottom of the sea

By Christina Reed















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HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

HYDROTHERMAL VENTS, such as this one in the Atlantic Ocean at a site called Broken Spur, provide a habitat for shrimp and other crustaceans willing to dodge superheated water. Image: COURTESY OF DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC./WALDEN MEDIA, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

"Mission Control. Mission Control. Mir 1--Beginning our descent. Over."

"Roger that, Mir 1."


This article was originally published with the title Into the Abyss.



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ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Christina Reed, now back in Washington, D.C., was the science coordinator for Aliens of the Deep.


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