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Inferno Hydrothermal Vent, 2018
Inferno Hydrothermal Vent, 2018 Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
Tubeworms on the Inferno Vent
Tubeworms on the Inferno Vent displayed on the monitors inside the Jason van. Credit: R. Cennturion, University of Washington, V18
Life at Inferno
Tubeworms, limpets, and other life thrive on the hydrothermal vent Inferno surveyed during dive J2-1092. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
Inferno Hydrothermal Vent 2013
The ~ 4 m tall chimney called Inferno in the ASHES hydrothermal field sprouts a very young (< 2 year old) fragile beehive. The beehive structure is composed of very fine-grained sulfide minerals and anhydrite. Lush assemblages of tube worms, palm worms and limpets grow on the outer walls of the edifice. VISIONS '13, LEG 4.
Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF
Inferno in 2013
The summit of the actively venting chimney Inferno in 2013, located in the ASHES hydrothermal field at the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V13.
Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF
Inferno and Mushroom Vents
Down looking mosaic of the ~ 4 m tall black smoker chimneys 'Inferno' and 'Mushroom' in the ASHES vent field. A network of fractures with variable intensity of diffuse flow host white bacterial mats and tube worms. Also shown is a corresponding vertical mosaic of Inferno hosting dense colonies of tube worms and limpets.
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Feathery Tubeworms on Inferno
Tube worms encased in dense mats of filmentous bacteria cover a portion of the Inferno black smoker in ASHES vent field.
First Glimpse of Inferno
The black smoker Inferno rises 4 meters above the seafloor in the ASHES hydrothermal field at Axial Seamount.