Sampling Hydrothermal Fluids From Axial Seamount

UW Oceanographer Mitch Elend (L) and Co-Chief Scientist Orest Kawka remove samples of hot spring fluids collected 2017-2018 in the remote acces fluid sampler that was capturing fluids from the Tiny Towers diffuse flow site in the International District Hydrothermal Field at the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: K. Gonzalez, University of Washington, V18.

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