It all began in 1977 with the exploration of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor.
一切始于1977年的一次海底上深海热泉的探索。
Hydrothermal vents are cracks in the Earth's surface that occur, the ones we are talking about here are found deep at the bottom of the ocean.
深海热泉是地球表面出现的裂缝,我们在这里提到的裂缝是在海底深处发现的。
Some of the large sedentary organisms associated with vents are also found at ordinary deep-sea temperatures many meters from the nearest hydrothermal sources.