Deep-sea Hydrothermal-vent Sampler

摘要

An apparatus is being developed for sampling water for signs of microbial life in an ocean hydrothermal vent at a depth of as much as 6.5 km.Heretofore, evidence of microbial life in deep-sea hydrothermal vents has been elusive and difficult to validate.Because of the extreme conditions in these environments (high pressures and temperatures often in excess of 300),deep-sea hydrothermal-vent samplers must be robust.