A Needle in a Haystack | Canyons, Vents, and Seeps of the Chile Margin

NOV 25 2024 · 12:00

Sometimes, the path to discovery is littered with things not found. Previous, albeit limited, exploration along the Chile Margin revealed the chemical signature of hydrothermal vents in the water column. Until now, no one had looked for those vents with advanced tools. The #ChileMargin2024 science team took advantage of the state-of-the-art resources available on R/V Falkor (too); they went where all signs pointed to vents and found no vents. “It’s not that we didn’t find it; it is that it is not there,” said…