Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. A perspective view of the several eruption cones inside the East Diamante caldera. Our CTD tow (black sawtooth line) mapped out a plume of particles carried southeast from the Black Forest vent field by the local currents (yellow arrow).

Image ID: expl0107, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Photo Date: 2004 April
Credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist

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