Wow: supercritical fluid at a black smoker

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And you might have thought they just had giant tube worms and crabs. Wonder what different kinds of life are around this particular vent...
I don't think any of the Kermadecs black smokers are this hot, but considering this discovery, they may just not have found them yet.
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060522/full/060522-15.html
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