We use cookies to improve your experience, some are essential for the operation of this site.

R/V Atlantis seen offshore from Easter Island, Chile

R/V Atlantis seen offshore from Easter Island, Chile
R/V Atlantis seen offshore from Easter Island, Chile
R/V Atlantis seen offshore from Easter Island, Chile
R/V Atlantis seen offshore from Easter Island, Chile
Comments (0)
117430
Chiljean, Gary
R/V Atlantis seen offshore from Easter Island, Chile
Still Image
01/28/2005
com/atlantis1.JPG
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 44, No. 1, Pg. 14:
Dynamic duo.
East Pacific Rise—The slopes of Pito Deep, a seafloor chasm west of Easter Island, expose the stacked layers of Earth’s crust in a way that affords geologists a rare look at the effects of millions of years of volcanic eruptions. To compile detailed maps and images of this geologic growth chart, scientists on R/V Atlantis put a high-tech tag team to work. They deployed the tethered vehicle Jason for robotic studies, while sending the Alvin submersible and its three person crew down for a firsthand human perspective.
Photo by Gary Chiljean
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Labels
This item includes these files
Collections