Ross, Greeting from earth,,,,, You didn't specify if this was a deep see
vent ( a smoker as they are known) or a thermal vent such as those at
Yellowstone? As for the clams if they find them in the vents like
Yellowstone's  that would be an real exciting find , if they find the clam
inside the vents of the deep sea smokers that would be extraordinary also as
they usually life at the fringe of the thermal area , did you now that those
clams or tube worms have no true "gut" and are very interesting , in fact
the whole bioscape surrounding the deep sea vents are truly unique, many new
life forms are interwoven in the biomass .....I can go on and on but since
nobody reads  my mail I'll keep it this short ....thank you for your output
Sir Ross. ferret
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ross Mayhew" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 12:41 AM
Subject: Hydrothermal vent LIVE webcast!!!


> Just thought some folks would be interested in a LIVE webcast of an
> expedition to a hydrothermal vent today: go to
> http://vanseg-1.arc.nasa.gov/AB26APR01-01.ram at 10 Pacific time (In
> Florida-land that is 1 p.m.) and with any luck you'll see something
> truly fabulous - perhaps even including some foot-long vent clams...
>
> >From the Spring-at-Last (got up to 14 or 15 yesterday!) North;
> Ross.
>