The shallow depth to the top of Giggenbach volcano (less than 100 meters)
meant that sunlight penetrated the ocean, enabling PISCES V to navigate without
lights at times. A large chemosynthetic mussel community in the photosynthetic
zone.
Image ID: expl1828, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: New Zealand, Kermadec Arc Photo Date: 2005 Credit: New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration; NOAA Vents Program
