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Submarine eruptions at mid-ocean ridges produce fresh lava flows like these "pillow" lavas, which form as lava slowly oozes out of a fissure on the sea floor.
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Galapagos Rift 2005 NOAA Ocean Explorer Gallery Download high-resolution image (jpg, 3.4 Mb)
Galapagos Rift 2005
NOAA Ocean Explorer Gallery
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