Hydrothermal Hunt at Mariana

Week One in Review: Video

Susan G. Merle
Nov. 29 2015
Fly-through movie along the Mariana Back-arc, showing what the seafloor looks like, colored depending on depth (purple is deepest, red is shallowest, green are islands above sea-level). The data are five times vertically exaggerated.
Fly-through movie along the Mariana Back-arc, showing what the seafloor looks like, colored depending on depth (purple is deepest, red is
shallowest, green are islands above sea-level). The data are five times vertically exaggerated.Susan G. Merle

The first week in Guam was full of challenges, ranging from a Typhoon weather delay to trouble-shooting the Sentry Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. However, the Hydrothermal Hunt is on at full steam. Chief Scientist Joe Resing, Co-Chief Bill Chadwick, and Lead Marine Technician Colleen Peter give insight to the process of beginning a world-class research cruise above the Mariana Trough and surroundings.

 


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