ROPOS ROV (SRoF'04) is sampling the iron-rich bacterial mat at a diffuse (low temperature) vent site on NW Eifuku submarine volcano. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2004 Exploration, NOAA-OE.
ROPOS ROV (SRoF'04) is sampling the iron-rich bacterial mat at a diffuse (low temperature) vent site on NW Eifuku submarine volcano. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2004 Exploration, NOAA-OE.