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NeMO studies the dynamic interactions between submarine volcanic activity and seafloor hotsprings at an observatory, Axial seamount. A volcanic eruption occured at Axial in January 1998, destroying some hydrothermal vent sites and creating new ones. Since then NeMO scientists have been assessing the impact of the eruption and documenting the on-going changes in Axial's summit caldera.

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NeMO Explorer
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(Version 2b of the NeMO Curriculum is now available)

NeMO 2004 expedition is September 18-September 29, 2004
(Seattle, Washington - Newport, Oregon)

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