RAS sampling. Credit: A. Paley, University of Washington, V25.

Octopus on seafloor. Credit: N. Bodensteiner, University of Washington, V25.

Monkey Fist! Credit: N. Bodensteiner, University of Washington, V25.

Amazing breakfast. Credit: N. Bodensteiner, University of Washington, V25.

A fluid and DNA sampling vent cap deployed at Tiny Towers in the Interanational District. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1725, V25.

The digital still camera (left) and RAS-PPS (right) at Tiny Towers vent in the International District. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1725, V25.

El Gordo vent and tube worms at International District. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1724, V25.

El Gordo vent and tube worms at International District. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1724, V25.

Blob sculpin sitting on the basalt at International District. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1724, V25.

The 2025 digital still camera lights up the Tiny Towers diffuse flow site and images the RAS-PPS vent cap. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V25.

A metal sulfide and anhydrite-rich (CaSO4) chimney sprouts from the side of the Escargot edifice with power and communcation housing on the top. Since 2014, temperatures and chlorinity of the super-heated fluids have been measured with this instrument developed by Dr. M. Lilley at the Univesity of Washington. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V25.

Sculpin trimmed

A small sculpin (blobfish) huddles beside a lava flow in ASHES. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1727l V25.

A beautiful tubeworm bush thrives on the side of the side of the Mushroom chimney in ASHES. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI/ J2-1727; V25.

The high definition camera as seen from Jason imaging the Mushroom hydrothermal vent in ASHES. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1728, V25.

An early Regional Cabled Array team member at work --oceanography is so coo. Credit: M. White, University of Washington, V25.

A sculpin (blobfish) snuggles against a lobate basalt in the ASHES Hydrothermal Field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1278, V25.

Down-looking view of the remote access sampler recovered from the Tiny Towers diffuse flow site. Credit: O. Parsons, University of Washington, V25.

Sketch of Ada with a fluid sample from the remote access sampler. Credit: O. Parsons, University of Washington, V25.

Jason awaits latching into an undervator being moved into position on the fantail. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

Niskin bottles encircle the inside of the CTD rosette. Credit: M. Elend, University Washington, V25.

Inside the Jason control van working at the International District Hydrothermal Field. Credit: O. Parsons, University of Washington, V25.

Sketch of Léo taking samples from the Niskin bottles. Credit: O. Parsons, University of Washington, V25.

Data logging for Jason using Sealog in the cool control van. Credit: N. Bodensteiner, University of Washington, V25.

Beautiful sunrise tucked behind the clouds. Credit: N. Bodensteiner, University of Washington, V25.

Preparing the CTD for deployment. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

The control panel and front windows of the bridge. Credit: M. McWilliams, University of Washington, V25.