Publication: Chadwick, W., Merle, S., Baker, E.,  Walker, S., Resing, J., Butterfield, D., Anderson, M., Baumberger, T., and A. Bobbitt (2018), A recent volcanic eruption discovered on the central Mariana back-arc spreading center, Front. Ear. Sci., 6:172, doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00172. [This paper is published as OPEN ACCESS.]

Chadwick, W., Merle, S., Baker, E.,  Walker, S., Resing, J., Butterfield, D., Anderson, M., Baumberger, T., and A. Bobbitt (2018), A recent volcanic eruption discovered on the central Mariana back-arc spreading center, Front. Ear. Sci., 6:172, doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00172. [This paper is published as OPEN ACCESS.]  

Log Post: Brick by Brick

For three weeks, the crew and science complement of the R/V Falkor has sailed down the coast of California, from San Francisco to San Diego. We have worked together to take the ROV SuBastian into the depths, beyond the reach of sunlight and—for now anyway—human intervention. During our three-week journey, we have collected over 300 … Continued

Log Post: Backyard Deep – Wrap Up Video

In three short minutes, there are a wide variety of subjects and knowledge in this video – similarities in space exploration and deep sea expeditions; discussion of technological innovations; discovery of unexplored ecosystems, and more!

Log Post: Mysterious Structures

With just a few days remaining on the R/V Falkor, I am putting the finishing touches on my paintings and starting to reflect on this whirlwind experience. I have had the opportunity to work alongside brilliant scientists and crew members, delve into fascinating deep sea subjects, and explore groundbreaking artistic techniques by painting with the … Continued

Log Post: Ocean Worlds

Since 1978, NASA has built, launched, and operated remote sensing satellites that orbit the Earth to better understand our home planet—which is over 70 percent ocean. In the past 40 years, we have learned so much by looking at the ocean from orbit in space. While we still have much to discover in our oceans … Continued

Page: Tour R/V Falkor

Click here to explore R/V Falkor  Take a virtual tour to see how Falkor looked when she left originally shipyard – since then numerous modifications and upgrades have been made to the ship. See the image below for full details.