Image Archive

Happy Birthday Sawyer cupcakes. Credit: E. Duarte, University of California San Diego; V24.

Junction box during Jason dive J2-1630. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1543; V24.

VISIONS'24 Co-Chief Scientist Katie Bigham with a sea star that hitched a ride to the surface with our recovered uncabled instruments at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V24.

Translucent blue exposed gas hydrate (methane ice that forms under high pressure, low temperature conditions) in a crevice near the OOI-RCA instruments at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V24.

Jason with the BEP below. Credit: C. Rasgaitis, University of Washington; V24.

First shift picture working on the MOSQUITO. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

Super Blue Moon. Credit: E. Duarte, University of California San Diego; V24.

Whale watching. Credit: E. Duarte, University of California San Diego; V24.

Sea life near an existing LV01C. Credit: E. Calderon; J2-1626; V24.

Cleaning off anemones after my (Catherine Rasgaitas) watch shift. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

The R/V Atlantis in Newport. Credit: C. Rasgaitis, University of Washington; V24.

Octopus sleeping discovered by Jason, Credit: R. An, University of Washington; V24

BEP placed at the back deck of Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24

Picture of the Atlantis in Newport. Credit: E Calderon, University of Whitworth, V24

A disgruntled Giant Pacific Octopus had to vacate its cozy node house as we conducted operations at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1626, V24.

Figure 1. Leg 2 VISIONS undergraduates listening to the explanation of vidgrab in the Jason Van. Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington; V24.

First shift picture for the 4pm-4am shift with Catherine, Erik, and Zariel. Credit: Erik Duarte, University of California San Diego; V24.

VISIONS'24 students after Cleaning MJ01C: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

Training for Abandon ship, getting into emergency suit. Photo Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington; V24.

Jason attempts to dislodge a log covering cables at the Oregon Shelf site. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1624; V24.

Jason plugging in the newly deployed Benthic Experiment Package (BEP) LJ01D at Oregon Shelf as part of Dive J2-1623. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1623; V24.

Jason lowered over the side of Atlantis with the new ZPLSCB101 bio-acoustic sonar latched below for Dive J2-1622. Credit: N. Wharton, University of Washington; V24.

Pilots leaving the Atlantis to head back to Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

Hard at work! Catherine Rasgaitis on right, Leo Couchon on left. Credit: M. Elend University of Washington, V24

All geared up as the scrub begins Mike Booth on left, Leo Couchon on right. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24

Yellow moon. Credit: J. Almokharrak, University of Washington; V24.

Osmotic pump. Credit: J. Almokharrak, University of Washington; V24.