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Mosaic of the AUV ABE survey track of the seafloor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Mosaic of the AUV ABE survey track of the seafloor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Mosaic of the AUV ABE survey track of the seafloor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Mosaic of the AUV ABE survey track of the seafloor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Mosaic of the AUV ABE survey track of the seafloor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Kleindinst, Thomas N.
Mosaic of the AUV ABE survey track of the seafloor at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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12/01/2009
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Date is approximate.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 47, No. 3, front cover:
The WHOI-operated deep-sea vehicle ABE systematically tracked over the seafloor on the volcanic Mid-Atlantic Ridge, midway between Africa and South America, photographing the ocean bottom. Some 3,000 overlapping photos were made into this photomosaic, encompassing an area of roughly 15.4 acres or 6.25 hectares. Working with WHOI volcanologist Adam Soule, summer student fellow Garrett Mitchell color-coded the map according to seafloor features. Blue=sheet lava; green=lobate lava flows; red=pillow lavas; purple=jumbled formations; gray=areas affected by hydrothermal vents.
Courtesy of S. Adam Soule
Copyright © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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