Axial Volcano Seismometer (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Axial Volcano Seismometer

Caption

A seismic instrument (long black cylinder, right) installed in 2013 on a level triangular metal plate on the seafloor atop Axial Volcano. The green plate holds electronics that communicate between the instrument and the orange cable sending data back to shore as part of the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative.

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University of Washington/OOI-NSF/CSSF-ROPOS

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