Rick in the lab
Rick is attempting to grow iron oxidizing bacteria on basalt chips. If the bacteria grow it will show that basalt is a potential energy source and that bacteria may be instrumental in weathering of oceanic crust.
| Photographer | Shawn Doan |
| Region | Hawaiian Islands |
| Location | Loihi Seamount |
| JASON Dive | J2-365 |
| JASON Event | Unknown |
| Latitude | Unknown |
| Longitude | Unknown |
| Elevation | Unknown |
| People | Rick Davis |
| Keywords | Hawaii, Submarine, Volcano, Biogeosciences, Iron-oxidizing microbes, FeMO2008, TN255, R/V Thomas G. Thompson |
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