@nautiluslive: While diving #ROVHercules around the caldera rim of #VailuluuSeamount, we explored some beautiful golden #hydrothermalvents. The vent’s yellow color comes from #ironoxide. As #microbes living on the vents make energy using dissolved iron from the vent fluid and oxygen from the seawater via the process of #chemosynthesis, the waste product left behind is the yellow-colored rust you see here. #NautilusLive #oceanexploration

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