Evening on the R/V Thompson. Credit: D. Kelley, University of Washington. V23.

A large sea urchin at Slope Base (2900 m) is adjacent to a small squat lobster. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1523; V23.

UW Oceanography undergrad Alex Rose samples ocean water for CO2. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

The CTD is deployed off the Thompson, ready to take ocean measurements and water samples for verification of sensors on the moorings. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

Jason brings the digital still camera from the Oregon Offshore site (600 m) in the undervator. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1518. V23.

A siphonofore at floats through the waters at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1517, V23.

Krill swarm the winched Science Pod on the Shallow Profiler Mooring at Oregon Offshore. Anemones, urchins nudibranchs and their eggs, feather stars and hydroids colonize the platform. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1517; V23.

Two small fish, maybe sable fish, swim atop the Shallow Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1515; V23.

A colony of anemones uses the zooplankton platform installed in 2021 as their home at the Shelf site (80 m). Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1512; V23.

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A large glass sponge hides a squat lobster that is peeking out. Credit: UW/NSF-OO/WHOI; J2-1514; V23

A small nudibranch scurries across the Shallow Profiler platform. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1514; V23.

A squat lobster hides in hydroids on the Offshore Shallow Profiler mooring platform. It is joined by a purple anemone, 5 legged briittel stars and feather seastars. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1514; V23.

Feather Seastars and squat lobsters are common on the Shallow Profiler mooring platform at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UA/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V23.

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The analytical lab on the R/V Thompson. Credit: J. Boden, V23.

A sculpin in the caldera of Axial Seamount rests atop a rubble pile of broken basalts. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, ROPOS Dive R1470.

The Jason control van during VISIONS'20 showing various views while working at Diva. Credit: University of Washington.

A bulb of basalt on top of a drooping pillow basalt shows classicbread crust texture on its top. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Ropos Dive R2246. V22.

A new blow out cavern at Einstein's Grotto is bounded by think yellow microbial mats and thinner white mats. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R2224; V22.

A small anydrite-rich chimney grows at the base of Castle in the International District Hydrothermal Field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R2246; V23.