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Offshore from Smith River Oregon. 3D image created with bathymetry and water column data from Nautilus NA072 expedition. Bubble streams rise from the summit of “Smith River” accretionary ridge at ~550 m water depth. Image is 2 times vertically exaggerated. (contributed image)

By Nick Houtman

Nick Houtman is director of research communications at OSU and edits Terra, a world of research and creativity at Oregon State University. He has experience in weekly and daily print journalism and university science writing. A native Californian, he lived in Wisconsin and Maine before arriving in Corvallis in 2005.

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