The characteristics of the geothermal vents that made the survival of the nearby plants so surprising was the heat that they generated.
The geothermal vents are known to let out very hot air. The release of hot air in the environment was meant to make the survival or growth of organisms difficult.
But here we are told that the nearby plants still survived it. This is actually a very surprising experience. Because heat could have caused their death instead.
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