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Hydrothermal vents are hot water sources found in the deepest parts of the oceans. These vents form where extremely hot water emerging from cracks in the seafloor mixes with seawater. The water spewing from the vents can reach temperatures of up to 400°C! Yet despite this heat, life exists in these regions! How Do They Form? In the deep ocean, cracks form in the Earth’s crust. Seawater seeps into these cracks and comes into contact with hot rocks beneath the seafloor. The water heats up, becomes