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These gelatinous globules covered large areas of the seafloor seen while the ROV was ascending the western slope of the central cone within the large calderaof Volcano O during dive Q324. Very similar globules have been seen at AxialSeamount on the Juan de Fuca Ridge following a volcanic eruption. (Image credit: MARUM, University of Bremen and NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory; Submarine Ring of Fire)