Image Archive

A Pudgy Cusk Eel (Spectrunculus grandis) visits Jason again in 2023. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1523; V23.

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The low power junction box LJ01A just before recovery at Slope Base. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; Jd-1523; V23.

A rockfish hides out in a blow-out at Einsteins' Grotto. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1754, V22.

Beautiful yellow bacterial mats on lava flows in the ASHES vent field. Tubeworm casings litter the lava flow, home to numerous brittle stars. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V21.

Lead Engineer on Leg 1, Grant Dunn, takes a minute to relax on the Thompsons' fantail during Leg 1. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

A rattail fish swims away from the ROV Jason at slope Base. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1523, V23.

A full fantail on the R/V Thompson ready to depart for Leg 1 of the VISIONS'23 cruise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

Students and scientists on Leg 1 of the VISIONS'23 program gaze out into the Pacific before passing under the Yaquina bridge. Credit: M.Elend, University of Washington, V23.

A screen shot from the live Jason camera as Jason prepares to attach blocks of syntactic foam on the AUV. Credit: D. Kelley, University of Washington, V23.

A portion of screens in the ROV control room. The images show the hydrothermal vent Mushroom encrusted with palm worms. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

The recovered Science Pod from the Axial Base Shallow Profiler Mooring as it was lifted back onto the deck by the crane. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

The Thompsons' workboat tows the recovered profiler Science Pod back to the R/V Thompson. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

View looking off the back of the Thompson as we left Yaquina Bay in early morning. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

The galley, where we have our meals. It is a very cozy space with plenty of snacks, tea, and coffee. Dozens of mugs hang from the wall in the Thompson's galley, each of them unique. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

The Octopus mural in Thompson's hallway next to the Main Lb. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

RV Thompson while docked in Newport, Oregon. Credit: Emily Pinneo, University of Washington, V23.

While powering up and testing the newly deployed 2023 digital still camera at Southern Hydrate Ridge, we snapped a picture of Jason hovering over the seabed. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1537, V23.

The digital still camera at Southern Hydrate Ridge captured this cinematic shot of the Jason ROV working on swapping out junction boxes on the seafloor. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1536, V23.

A black rattail (aka Grenadier) at ASHES vent field in Axial Caldera, near the HD video camera. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1534, V23.

After turning the HD video camera (CAMHD) at ASHES vent field, the shore team applied power and tested the camera's lights to make sure it was positioned correctly in front of the Mushroom vent. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1534, V23.

Jason prepares to release a stranded MBARI AUV after attaching flotation to help it surface. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington.

Jason prepares to attach a block of syntactic foam to a stranded MBARI AUV to help it surface. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington.

The ROV control room with live 4K video of hydrothermal vent activity issuing from the Mushroom vent. Credit: M. Ettari, University of Washington; V23.

The R/V Thompson docked at the NOAA Newport facility. Credit: M. Ettari, University of Washington; V23.

The ROV Jason being lowered into the NE Pacific ocean. M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

Oceanography undergraduate Alex Rose teaches me how to process samples. M. Elend, University of Washington, V23