UW Oceanographer Mitch Elend (L) and Co-Chief Scientist Orest Kawka remove samples of hot spring fluids collected 2017-2018 in the remote acces fluid sampler that was capturing fluids from the Tiny Towers diffuse flow site in the International District Hydrothermal Field at the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: K. Gonzalez, University of Washington, V18.
Inside the Jason control van onboard the R/V Revelle, scientists and UW undergraduate students watch as the vehicle prepares to measure the jets of superheated water issuing from the hot spring chimney 'Inferno' (>290°C) nearly one mile beneath the oceans' surface at the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.
The sun sets on the waters above Axial Seamount during the last night of operations at this site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.
Cheryls' styrofoam cup was dramatically drecreased in size as it was transported on the CTD to ~9500 ft beneath the oceans' surface. Credit: C. Greengrove, University of Washington; V17.
The R/V Revelle transited to Axial Seamount under bumpt seas with winds (up to ~ 25 knts), but under beautiful blue skies. Credit: D. Kelley, University of Washington, V17.
LED lights on the high definition camera, built by the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington, light up a ~1 m tall, young black smoker chimney at the base of the actively venting Mushroom edifice on Axial Seamount (water depth ~1500 m). The image, taken with the ROV Jason, shows the camera being tested by UW engineers during VISIONS16. They were in the Operations Center, located 300 miles to the east at the School of Oceanography. Here, they were commanding/controlling the camera live through the terrestrial and submarine Internet as part of the NSF Cabled Array infrastructure. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V16.
The float atop the Deep Profiler Mooring at the base of Axial Seamount has become a habitat for schools of fish. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1860, V15.
A skate swims gently past ROPOS at the base of Axial Seamount, greater than 9000 ft beneath the ocean’s surface. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS DIve R1841, V15.
A fried egg jellyfish meanders along the surface of a young lava flow at Axial Seamount. Video credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V11.
A large red jellyfish swims gently by the ROV ROPOS at Axial Seamount.
