Wall of the Axial Summit Trough (AST) of the East Pacific Rise. The layers shown here are due to the emplacement of lava during repeat eruptions at this site. The fractured wall is due to collapse along the AST as lava recedes into the eruptive fissure of the AST.
Species (common):
Year: 2004
Details:
Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: EPR:9N
Investigator: Vicki Ferrini
Expedition: AT11-20
Chief Scientist: Marvin Lilley
Species: Munidopsis subsquamosa