Hydrothermal vents- active and dormant

By dtrewcrist | August 16, 2022

Two hydrothermal vents at Axial Seamount visited by the ROV ROPOS during the OOI Cabled Array O&M cruise show the difference between an active “black smoker” vent hosting chemosynthetic life and a dormant vent covered mostly in white bacterial mats.

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

Posted in Leg 1, RCA VISIONS 22 and tagged RCA, RCA Visions'22, Regional Cabled Array