Image Archive

A jelly (possibly a type of fried egg jelly?) floating in the water column above International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A black rattail posed for the Jason cameras towards the end of the dive at International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A rattail came to investigate as Jason measured the temperatures near the RAS vent cap at Tiny Towers vent in the International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A Poralia rufescens viewed from the ROV Jason. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1553, V23.

Jason footage of a fleeting blue shark at 30 meters. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1550, V23.

A connector coated in a biofouling community. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1548; V23.

Learning to Tie a Bowline. Credit: Vivi Kondrat, University of Washington, V23.

A few of us scrubbing the outside of the Deep Profiler. I was initially worried about getting soap and water into the components until I remembered that it works underwater! Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V23.

Two of my fellow 0000-0400 shift mates enduring the watch in the Main Lab. Credit: V. Kondrat, University of Washington; V23.

A peek into the Jason control van. Credit: V. Kondrat, University of Washington; V23.

Touring the bridge with Victor, the second mate. Credit: V. Kondrat, University of Washington; V23.

Maleen beginning an in-depth explanation of the transponder configurations at the caldera at Axial Seamount. V. Kondrat, University of Washington; V23.

Jason using a toilet brush to clean off the connector of a cable during dive J2-1551. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1551; V23.

A view of the bridge from the R/V Thompson. Equipment used to control the ship can be seen. Credit: R. Newell; University of Washington, V23.

A stunning view of the sunrise from the R/V Thomspon on the morning of 9/10/23. Credit: R. Newell; University of Washington, V23.

Inside of the Jason van during dive J2-1554. Jason is descending to the seafloor and many different computer screens can be seen. Credit: R. Newell; University of Washington, V23.

A styrofoam head that the Leg 4 Visions students decorated together. It was sent to the seafloor with the CTD Rosette on 9-12-23, shrinking it. Credit: R. Newell; University of Washington, V23.

the Deep Profiler retrieved at Axial Base. It will be swapped out with another Deep Profiler before being deployed again . Credit: R. Newell, University of Washington, V23.

ROV Jason attaches a mooring recovery line to the Deep Profiler float (PD01B) for dive J2-1549. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1549; V23

: CTD Rosette being raised onto the Thompson after collecting samples on 9 September, 2023. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V23.

Computer screen that shows a graph of the CTD data as it sinks downwards to a depth of 600m. Other information can be seen on the screen such as latitude, longitude, depth, altimeter, and bottles fired. Credit: R. Newell, University of Washington; V23.

Atticus Carter emptying Niskin bottles after a successful CTD cast. University Washington; V23.

The midnight crew doing CTD operations. Credit: University of Washington, V23.

Jason with the recovered beacon next to LV01C Low voltage node. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1543; V23

As Jason approached the surface during its recovery phase, a seal appeared, gliding effortlessly. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1543; V23

Shark spotted near Jason near 100 m depth, Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1543; V23.

A group of dedicated students meticulously cleaned the retrieved deep profiler. Credit: University of Washington, V23.