Forward-looking Photomosaics of Hydrothermal Vents in the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during the Melville expedition MGLN07MV (2006)

These photomosaics are derived from Digital Photos acquired with a forward-looking camera on the ROV Jason II during Melville expedition MGLN07MV conducted in 2006 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher; Investigator(s): Dr. Charles Fisher and Erin Becker). These photomosaics are of JPEG Image format and were processed after data collection. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative Research: Site evaluations and background studies of interactions among fluid chemistry, physiology, and community ecology for Ridge 2000 Lau Basin Integrated Studies and Bacterial population structure: evaluating gene flow in the symbionts of deep-sea mussels, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OCE02-40896, OCE02-40982, OCE02-40985, OCE02-41250, and OCE04-53901.