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\# & Station description \\
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01 & VC Background ~15km off-axis ~ due E of MEF \\
02 & VC Background ~10km off-axis ~ due E of MEF \\
03 & VC ~500m N of MEF (station "NoMEF")  \\
04 & VOC ~500m S of MEF (station "SoMEF") \\
05 & VOC ~500m N of MEF (station NoMEF) \\
06 & VOC ~500m S of MEF (station SoMEF) \\
07 & VOT ~midway between MEF and Mothra fields \\
08 & VOT continuing station 07 VOT between MEF and Mothra fields \\
09 & VOT ~10km N of MEF, over Marv's far north target \\
10 & VOT back and forth along the northern boundary of the MEF \\
11 & HT at ~50-60mab over known MEF vents \\
12 & VOT back and forth along the southern boundary of the MEF \\
13 & VOT like station 12, but during southward predicted flow \\
14 & VOT ~500m N of MEF searching for 1995 instability source \\
15 & HT through MEF at ~45-50mab. (Similar to station 11) \\
16 & VC over SE flank of E ridge crest \\
17 & VOT between Salty Dawg and High Rise vent fields \\
18 & VOT through Cirque and Dune diffuse flow vicinity \\
19 & VOT north of Salty Dawg field, Marv's near north plume \\
20 & VOT along E side of MEF box and then further E \\
21 & VOT near bottom around Quebec diffuse flow site \\
22 & VOT transit to ESE flank of E ridge crest \\
23 & VC over SE flank of E ridge crest \\
24 & VOT transit back to Quebec \\
25 & VOT #2 near bottom around Quebec diffuse flow site \\
26 & VOT over W ridge crest \\
27 & VOT SW of Mothra \\
28 & VOC for 10hr ~500m N of MEF (at station NoMEF; compare with 33) \\
29 & VOT search SW of Cirque and Dune \\
30 & HT over N part of MEF (~50m above bottom) \\
31 & HT over N part of MEF (~80m above bottom) \\
32 & HT over N part of MEF (~70-90m above bottom) \\
33 & VOC for 14hr ~500m SSW of MEF (compare with station 28) \\
34 & VOT SW of Mothra \\
35 & VOT around perimeter of MEF box between 1850 and 2070m (perimeter ribbon #1) \\
36 & VOT around MEF perimeter: ribbon #2 \\
37 & VOT around MEF perimeter: ribbon #3 \\
38 & VOT around MEF perimeter: ribbon #4 \\
39 & VOT around MEF perimeter: ribbon #5 \\
40 & VOT across MEF field plume tops (1850-1980m) \\ 
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