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ASHES Hydrothermal Field

This bathymetric map of ASHES Hydrothermal Field shows the location of many of the black smoker chimneys that dot this site. The chimney Inferno rises 4 m (~ 12 feet) above the surrounding seafloor and is ~ 11 meters from its neighbor called Mushroom. Colleagues from NOAA-PMEL have worked at this site for two decades, monitoring changes in the chimneys and fluid chemistry.

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August 25, 2011

Black Smoker at ASHES Hydrothermal Field

Black smoker in the ASHES Hydrothermal Field imaged during a detailed RESON bathymetric and video survey of the area as a potential node site for the OOI Regional Cabled Observatory.The porous walls of the chimney leak hydrothermal fluids which support dense colonies of tubeworms and limpets.

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August 10, 2010