Areas of brownish-yellowish and sometimes whitish crust are observed on the
slope of Rumble V. Here bacteria survive among percolating fluids at 20 C (68 F
) where no larger organisms appear to be able to live.
Image ID: expl1842, 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
