Exploring Hydrothermal System Response to Magma Supply and Crustal Thickness Gradients Along							the Galapagos Spreading Center 2005
In December 2005 and January 2006, an interdisciplinary team of 38 scientists ventured to a deep sea site north of the Galapagos Islands to conduct research on the Galapagos Spreading Center, which is part of the global mid-ocean ridge. The global mid-ocean ridge is a giant volcanic seam where oceanic plates …