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Scientists suspect sediment from Mexico’s mainland ends up in the vent, which in turn filters out basalts and other metals, leaving behind only shimmering minerals, reports Nicoletta Lanese for Live Science. But researchers on this recent expedition discovered a vent that expels a clear, sparkling liquid in the Pescadero Basin at the south end of the Gulf of California. For example, vents called black smokers expel sooty-colored plumes because the liquid encounters basaltic rocks and iron metals as the water rushes towards the surface. Hydrothermal vents can actually expel various colors of liquid. First, researchers used a yellow torpedo-shaped robot called an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to map out the seafloor and the features of the sea vents. To get a closer look at the hidden sea world, researchers used yellow a mini van–sized ROV named SuBastian, which allowed them to determine that the ducts are active. Previous expeditions from 2012, 2015, and 2018 laid the groundwork and mapped the seafloor for exploration in 2021. “Maps of our planet are not as detailed as those of Mercury, Venus, Mars, or the moon, because it is hard to map underwater. “The deep ocean is still one of the least explored frontiers in the solar system,” one of the expedition’s lead researchers Robert Zierenberg, a geologist at the University of California, Davis, said in a statement from a 2018 expedition. Underwater sea vents were only recently discovered in the 1970s, and scientists are still learning about life that thrives from them, per Gizmodo.

When the water touches the mantle, it will shoot back towards the surface, creating a vent of rushing, steaming hot water, Live Science reports. Water will then seep through these cracks into Earth’s red-hot mantle below. Hydrothermal vents form when two tectonic plates move away from each other and form a fissure at the bottom of the ocean. Compared to other geological features in the area, it's actually considered quite young. The gulf formed 12.5 million years ago when the Baja Peninsula started to pull away from the rest of North America along the San Andreas Fault system. The Gulf of California is a body of water filled with diverse sea life that falls about half a mile deep with a few depressions reaching greater depths. During this time, the researchers focused on mapping the seafloor, exploring tectonic processes, measuring heat flow, sampling microbes, and geophysics of the hydrothermal vents in the Gulf, a statement reports. The 33-day long expedition aboard the research vessel Falkor included researchers from both Mexico and the United States.

With the ROV, researchers studied various hydrothermal vents, some reaching temperatures up to 549 degrees Fahrenheit, per a statement. Sign up for our Weekly Headlines Newsletter.In the Gulf of California off the coast of La Paz, Mexico, a deep-sea expedition discovered a thriving hydrothermal vent ecosystem, complete with six new possible species of arrow worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and roundworms, reports Molly Taft for Gizmodo.Ī remotely operated vehicle (ROV) captured stunning images of the ecosystem’s calcite spires, hydrothermal mirror pools, and iridescent scale worms.

Stay on top of San Antonio news and views. 22, 2023. Proceeds from Red Dot's art sales equally benefit the Contemporary and the artists themselves. The exhibition will feature works by more than 100 San Antonio artists, and will be on view Nov. Red Dot will begin with the annual art sale fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. In November, the nonprofit's Red Dot Art Sale and Show will return for its 32nd year. Attendees can also explore the five exhibitions currently on view in the Contemporary's galleries.

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The free event will feature a DJ and an interactive screen printing station, where bandanas and T-shirts will be provided with an accompanying donation to the Contemporary. The Contemporary will celebrate its new name at its First Friday Block Party on Friday, Oct. Led by our mission to inspire, nurture, and innovate through contemporary art, this new identity for San Antonio’s first nonprofit home for contemporary art prioritizes our commitment to the art and artists of today.' “After the last couple of years, we are entering a new era of reinvention and positive change. 'We are delighted to take this bold new step for our institution,' Mary Heathcott, the Contemporary’s executive director, said in a statement. The website URL has also been updated to. The name change is accompanied by a new website designed and developed by digital design firm Spellerberg Associates and a brand identity executed by local graphic designer Jamie Stolarski. 30, the contemporary art nonprofit based in the Blue Star Arts Complex will be known as the Contemporary at Blue Star, according to a press statement. Blue Star Contemporary has taken on a new name. The Contemporary is open weekly from Wednesday through Sunday.

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