WHAT'S NEW: Eruption Confirmed! New lava (rumbleometer stuck in flow) SE rift zone (posted 9/1/98) BACKGROUND: Technology (ROV, ships, etc.) Other 1998 Axial cruise reports
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Bathymetric map of the NeMO Observatory at Axial Volcano. Depths are color-coded from red=shallow to purple=deep (depths in meters by color are shown on the legend in the lower left). Hydrothermal vent locations are indicated with large crosses (high-temperature) and blue stars (diffuse-low temperature); major vent fields are Ashes, Casm, Axial Gardens (AG) and Sonne. Stippled black lines represent north and south rift zones. Other symbols represent scientific instrumentation in place or planned for future deployment. Instrument abbreviations:
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