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ASHES Venting
Diffuse hydrothermal discharge at the ASHES (Axial Seamount Hydrothermal Emission Study) vent field on Axial Seamount. The white patches are mineral deposits and/or bacterial mats where active venting is occurring. This activity was also seen in the seafloor backscatter data collected at the site during the Acoustic Mapping and Characterization of Seafloor Hydrothermal Discharge With Multibeam Echosounders on Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles project.