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This canyon is one of hundreds running perpendicular off both sides of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Scientists have closely investigated this canyon and found a strong current flowing uphill along the canyon floor toward the ridge. Scientists think there are similar currents in many other seafloor canyons. Red and white dots indicate where sensors were deployed. (John Toole, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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