Jason control van, survey of the hydrothermal vent Mushroom. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V25.

Jason recovery after dive to Ashes. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V25.

The ocean today, calm but foggy. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington, V25

Still image from just outside the control van of the waves. Credit: M. Gonzalez, Western Washington University; V25.

Mariela’s Winkler set up. Credit: M. Gonzalez, Western Washington University; V25.

Engine Room of the Atlantis Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25

Monitor showing arm camera on Jason showing Niskin nestled near hydrothermal vent. Credit: Lacie Levy; V25

L. Levy working as event logger in Jason control van. Credit: Nadia Martynenko; V25.

A. Paulik participating in sample processing in R/V Atlantis. Credit: Lacie Levy; V25.

Students retrieving Niskin sample water before sunrise. Credit: Lacie Levy; V25.

My “transit survival kit.” Y. An, University of Washington; V25.

Looking out over the rippling dark ocean waters as the waves begin to pick up. Credit: I. Paulsen, University of Washington, V25.

Jason entering the water before a dive where a new CTD was deployed and an old CTD was recovered at ASHES. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1708;V25.

Leftover cherry chocolate cake topped with almonds and chocolate chips baked by Ben to have with dinner. Credit: I. Paulsen, University of Washington, V25.

A Jason recovery after its first dive following a long day of repair. Credit: A. Paulik, University of Washington; V25

Close up on venting from a spur on Mushroom Hydrothermal Vent. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1707; V25

The top of the Inferno Hydrothermal Vent. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1707; V25

A close up of tubeworms, palm worms, scaleworms, and limpets on Mushroom Hydrothermal Vent. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1707; V25

VISIONS'25 student Anshul Shah helps filter seawater in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 students Nadia and Lacie helping with water sampling in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 students Anshul and Ari helping with water sample filtering in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student technicians Jolee Thirtyacre, Alex Rose, and Emily Pinnemi help sample the recovered osmosampler from ASHES. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student technicians Alex Rose and Emily Pinnemi help sample the recovered osmosampler from ASHES. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student participant Isabelle Paulsen takes biofouling samples from the recovered HD video camera while APL engineers supervise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 grad student participant Lacie Levy stabilizing a water-sampling Niskin bottle with a hug. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 students preparing for water sample processing in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

The base of a CTD instrument tripod, at the ASHES vent field in Axial Caldera. The tripod sits next to some juvenile tube worms growing out of cracks in the basalt, where diffuse hydrothermal fluids mix with the seawater and feed the chemosynthetic symbionts that provide energy to the worms. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/WHOI; J2-1708; V25