Sentences with phrase «spewing out of vents»
The seafloor along the Alarcón Rise is covered in young, fresh lava, and the fluids spewing out of the vents are very hot (up to 360 degrees Celsius) and rich in metal sulfides that form dark, crumbly chimneys known as «black smokers.»
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SPACE SPEW The same process that forces water out of flushed toilets on the space shuttle also applies to the gushing vents on Saturn's moon Enceladus (shown).
The vents spew out superheated water laden with a black cloud of chemicals, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide and various metal sulfides.
But it can also stir up tiny particles that can become airborne and inhaled; some models even spew dust and allergens out of their exhaust vents.
At hydrothermal vents, scientists have found mineral - rich fluids with temperatures approaching 400 °C (750 °F) spewing out of the Earth.