Aspect of image makes it difficult to say whether this is a vertical spire or a
horizontal spur of volcanic rock jutting into a crevice. The texture of the rock
surface indicates that it is lying horizontally and that it is composed of
frozen lava.
Image ID: expl6444, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Photo Date: 2011 July 16 Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011
