Two crabs poise for war on opposite sides of a light pink soft coral at the 60 m-tall carbonate edifice called the Pinnacle. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1738, V25.

Strange sky greets the Atlantis during transit. Credit. O. Parsons, University of Washington, V25.

Waves alongside the R/V Atlantis. Credit. O.Parsons, University of Washington, V25.

View from Jason van of beautiful frozen whirl pool bounded by a road of sheet flow. Credit: O. Parsons, University of Washington V25.

Collapsed lava lake from the 2011 lava flow, forming columns and arches. "Bath tub" rings mark flow of lava out of the lake after the lake crusted over, talus on the seafloor is from the collapsed roof. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1737, V25.

Two weeks at sea does peculiar things to the science party. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V25.

Pacific flatnose (Antimora microlepis) seen poking around near ASHES vent field. UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

Jason surveying the hydrothermal vent, Castle. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

The top level of the bow thruster room. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

Jason visiting the “9 Meters” hydrothermal vent. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

Blurry photo of the night sky from the bow of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

Me and Ada work on the second station during the R.A.S sampling. Credit: J. Thirtyacres, University of Washington; V25.

Jason faces a hydrothermal vent covered with tubeworms. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

The messy rigging station which occurred in the main lab. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

The wet lab where the scale worms are set out on lids to be sampled. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington; V25.

My two mini cups. Credit: N. Bodensteiner, University of Washington, V25.

CTD oxygen sampling. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

MISO logger deployed on the top of the El Guapo vent in International District. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

Approaching a MISO logger deployed on the top of the El Guapo vent in International District. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

Graneledone Octopus (Graneledone boreopacifica) checking out Jason from its basalt perch. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25.

Graneledone Octopus (Graneledone boreopacifica) checking out Jason from its basalt perch. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25.

UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

HOBO temperature probe in the top of the Inferno vent at ASHES vent field. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25

Jason inserting a HOBO temperature probe into a vent chimney surrounded by scale worms. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1729, V25