Image Archive

The half-size test frame at Axial shows little corrosion and only minor biofouling after nearly a year in the water. A test plexiglass panel and camera dome were each coated on one-half of their exposed surfaces with a new material (ClearSignal) intended to prevent attachment by marine organisms. The material present is very new and thought to be biological in origin from the "snowblower" vents that became active during the April 2011 eruption. Photo courtesy of Jim Varnum/JASON, 1 Aug 2011  

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Wes Gustafson, Field Engineer

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Nancy Penrose, Communications Coordinator

OOI RSN cable installation was completed on 5 September 2011.

View as we leave the NOAA pier in Oregon.

Peck, a videographer on the Visions'11 cruise working in the small boat off the Thompson during the cruise.

A viewer's husband sent us this picture and email: "Lost my wife to VISIONS'11 and I have the picture to prove it. She's been on this site for days, basically since you started. What a geek :)"  

The flock of Shallow Profiler instrumented platforms loaded and on their way to Newport for VISIONS19. Credit: L. Nielson, University of Washington.

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Benthic Experiment Package (BEP) technical drawing, from Oregon State University.

The remotely operated vehicle ROPOS dives into the darkness during the VISIONS'11 expedition.

The R/V Thompson ~ 300 miles offshore as it works above Axial Volcano during the Visions'11 cruise.

The science party for VISIONS'11 Leg 2 as the R/V Thompson pulls into Victoria, Canada. 

Sunset views from the Thompson. It is time to go home.

Sulfide blocks the size of small cars at the base of the > 40 m tall sulfide edifice provide hints of active hydrothermal sites above.