Richard P. Von Herzen, Explorer of Earth’s Undersea Furnaces, Dies at 85 - The New York Times

Richard P. Von Herzen, Explorer of Earth’s Undersea Furnaces, Dies at 85 - The New York Times:



"Richard P. Von Herzen, an explorer who found that the icy depths of the deep sea conceal vast regions of simmering heat, helping to confirm the scientific view of the Earth’s crust as continuously in motion, died on Jan. 28 in Portola Valley, Calif. He was 85."



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