Image Archive

Beautiful blue ciliates colonize the outer chimney walls of Inferno. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1650; V24.

A beautiful tubeworm bush grows behind a small parasitic black smoker at the Phoenix edifice. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1650; V24.

Spider crab at Phoenix vent during dive J2-1650. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1650; V24.

Inside the Jason control van for dive J2-1647. Credit: P. McKay; University of Washington; V24.

My morning cup of coffee that was not spilled. Credit: P. McKay, University of Washington; V24.

Screengrab of the small orange plug compared to Jason’s claw. Credit: Paige McKay, University of Washington, V24.

Screengrab of a rattail fish spotted on my watch this morning. Credit: Morrigan Havely, University of Washington, V24.

Screenshot of palm tube worms and bacterial mat at hydrothermal site “Tiny Towers.” Credit: Morrigan Havely, University of Washington, V24.

Party light inside Jason control van. Credit: Morrigan Havely, University of Washington, V24.

Screenshot of tube worms and a possible scale worm nursery. Credit: Morrigan Havely, University of Washington, V24.

RAS sampler post Jason dive 1651. Credit: J. Wiener, University of Washington; V24.

Tube worms thriving at International District. Credit: J. Wiener, University of Washington; V24.

Spider crab posing on some purple protists. Credit: J. Wiener, University of Washington; V24.

Screen grab from Jason van, summit of Inferno. Credit: J. Teal, Peninsula College, V24.

Screen grab from Jason van, Rattail. Credit: J. Teal, Peninsula College, V24.

Screen grab from Jason van, spider crab in ASHES,. Credit: J. Teal, Peninsula College, V24.

A frozen lava whirlpool as seen from the Jason van, which also shows up very nicely on the sonar. Credit: D. Kelley, University of Washington, V24.

Sonar image of a lava whirlpool frozen in time at Central Caldera, Axial Seamount. Credit: D. Kelley, University of Washington, V24.

The OOI still camera captured a shot of Jason working on the nearby RAS/PPS at Tiny Towers in International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1651, V24

OOI still camera image of the RAS/PPS and vent cap at Tiny Towers in International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1651, V24

An OOI still camera shot of Jason at International District hovering next to the Diva vent, with the RAS/PPS frame and cap at Tiny Towers in the foreground. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1651, V24

Jason is recovered in rough seas, beautiful waves. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24.

Inside the Jason control van for dive J2-1647. Credit: P. McKay, University of Washington; V24.

Will and I receiving the CTD Rosette after deployment. Credit: J. Thirtyacre, University of Washington; V24.

Students, RCA Tech, and I watching the CTD last night. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

Screen capture of a squid taken from Jason camera. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1643; V24.

Jason control room student setup, with me doing video logging (right) and Teal event logging (left). Credit: P. McKay, University of Washington, V24.