Submarine hydrothermal activity occurs at Brothers volcano, as seen here at this tall (up to 4 m high), active black smoker chimney, which is part of a large field of vents on the NW caldera wall. The oval-shaped caldera is 3-3.5 km wide and contains a post-caldera lava dome constructed on the S caldera floor.

Image courtesy of New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program.

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Galleries: Geothermal Features | Submarine Volcanoes

Keywords: submarine volcano | geothermal | mineral deposit | black smoker

Brothers