Image Archive

Beautiful soft corals are ubiquitous on carbonate deposits that form the Pinnacle at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

A sole lounges on the sedimented seafloor at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20

Beautiful soft corals are ubiquitous on carbonate deposits that form the Pinnacle at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

Beautiful sunsets and rises are one of the gifts of being at sea in the NE Pacific. Credit: University of Washington. V20

A shore crane works to offload RCA gear at the end of the 2020 Expedition. Credit: R. Scott, University of Washington, V20.

The R/V Thompson in a swirl of mist at the end of the VISIONS20 expedition. Credit: R. Scott, University of Washington, V20.

Steve Karaduzovic onboard the R/V Thompson during the NSF-funded Regional Cabled Array Expedition. Credit: University of Washington.

Under gentle seas, the sunsets during the VISIONS'20 expedition. Credit: K. Gonzalez, University of Washington.

An osmotic fluid sampler filled with seep fluids from Southern Hydrate Ridge after a 1-year deployment. Credit: University of Washington, V20.

An osmotic fluid sampler is recovered onto the deck of the R/V Thompson that was installed for a year at Southern Hydrate Ridge to sample seep fluids: Credit: University of Washington. V20

Steve cleans an osmotic fluid sampler installed for a year on the seafloor. Credit: University of Washington, V20.

Inside the ROV Jason control van working at the International District hydrothermal field, nearly a mile beneath the surface. Credit. S. Karaduzovic, University of Washington.

Steve samples ocean water taken during the RCA cruise for chlorophyll (a green photosynthetic pigment) analyses. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

A 'Big Red' Jellyfish swims past Jason at the Slope Base site ~ 68 miles offshore. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

Small fish hover around the top float for the Deep Profiler Mooring at Slope Base. Here, Jason removes the acoustic beacon following cleaning of the mooring cable.

Crabs have taken "roost" in Primary Node PN1B. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20

Crabs swarm Primary Node PN1B. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20

The ROV Jason prepares to open the doors to Primary Node PN1B, which in addition to providing power and bandwidth to the RCA, serves apparently as a crab house. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

The ROV Jason emerges from the NE Pacific following its dive at the summit of Axial Seamount (1500 m). Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V20.

Th R/V Thompson in the NE Pacific on a beautiful evening - it's great to be a sea. Credit: I. Borchert, University of Washington, V20.

Jason is recovered onto the R/V Thompson with a digital still camera in the undervator. Credit: I. Borchert, University of Washington, V20.

A CTD rosette, with Niskin bottles open for sampling, is lowered over the side of the R/V Thompson. Credit: I. Borchert, University of Washington. V20

Looking down on the top of the CTD rosette onboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: I. Borchert, University of Washington. V20.

Supporting a young Cedar Waxwing that is resting atop the CTD rosette onboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: I. Borchert, University of Washington, V20.

A Cedar Waxwing watches Jason onboard the R/V Thompson during VISIONS'20. Credit. I. Borchert, University of Washington. V20

Jason emerges from a dive atop Axial Seamount (1500 m). Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington. V20

UW Oceanography undergraduate Katie Gonzalez and Queens College undergraduate, Steve Karaduzovic, look out to sea at the beginning of Leg 2 on the VISIONS20 cruise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington. V20.