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Jason begins its descent to the seafloor (Dive J1261) at Axial Base during VISIONS'20. The 'undervator 'is carrying a suite of instruments for deployment. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20.

APL engineer, Trina Litchendorf, works on a digital still camera onboard the R/V Thompson during the VISIONS'20 expedition. Credit: University of Washington.

Jason rises from dive J2-1262 with the HD camera secured in the undervator. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20

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A blob sculpin (Psychrolutes sp.) aka blobfish, at International District on Axial Seamount during VISIONS'20. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20.

Large swells and gray skies at Axial Seamount meet the R/V Thompson. Credit: University of Washington. V20.

Beautiful blue protists and tube worms with red plumes colonize the small venting site "El Gordo" in the International District Hydrothermal Field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20.

A spider crab walks across a basalt flow in the International District Hydrothermal Field on Axial. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20

The Castle hydrothermal vent, on the west side of the International District Hydrothermal Field, hosts a small anhydrite-rich chimney. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

The high definition camera once again lights up the Mushroom hydrothermal edifice. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

An instrumented Deep Profiler vehicle is mounted onto the front of the ROV Jason aboard the R/V Thompson to be deployed on the Deep Profiler mooring at Axial Base. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20.

Jason breaks the surface above the International District vent field (1500 m beneath the surface) having recovered a digital still camera in an elevator beneath the vehicle (not shown). Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

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The winched profiler awaits final installation at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20

The Shallow Science Pod on the Shallow Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore site as deployed in 2020. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20. Dive J2-1252.

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The manipulator on the ROV Jason gets the Shallow Profiler Science pod in place on the mooring at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V20.

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The summit of the Mushroom in the ASHES hydrothermal field hosts two small sulfide "chimlets" that form 'horns atop the structure. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20.

The high definition camera is redeployed on the west side of the ~ 3.5 m tall actively venting chimney Mushroom in the ASHES vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI V20.

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The base of the animal-covered, actively venting Mushroom vent in the ASHES hydrothermal field. Tubeworms, blue ciliates, palm and sulfide worms and limpets cover the structure. The high definition camera is in the background. Credit. UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI V20.