One thing mentioned in the article that I think is really cool is that the general world-wide public and school children will be able to follow this expedition's progress in real time via the Internet. It is very exciting to be able to do that.
Improvements in technology, beginning before the landing of men on the moon in 1969, has made such things possible. Now we all can share in mankind's exploration of even the most inhospitable environments there are from the comforts of homes or schools.
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Cindy
'Lost World' Beneath Caribbean To Be Explored
ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2008) — Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, are set to explore the world's deepest undersea volcanoes and find out what lives in a 'lost world' five kilometres beneath the Caribbean.
This is an excerpt from the article:
The team will look for new geological features and new species of marine life in the rift on the seafloor. Geologist Dr Bramley Murton will use a whale-friendly sonar system to map the undersea volcanoes in unprecedented detail to understand their formation. At the same time, oceanographer Dr Kate Stansfield will study the deep ocean currents in the Cayman Trough for the first time and geochemist Dr Doug Connelly will hunt for volcanic vents on the ocean floor. These volcanic vents are home to exotic deep-sea creatures that will be studied by marine biologists Dr Jon Copley and Professor Paul Tyler.
"The Cayman Trough may be a 'lost world' that will give us the missing piece in a global puzzle of deep-sea life," says Dr Copley, a lecturer with the University of Southampton’s School of Ocean and Earth Science. Volcanic vents in the Atlantic are home to swarms of blind shrimp and beds of unusual mussels. But similar deep-sea vents in the eastern Pacific are inhabited by bizarre metre-long tubeworms. The researchers hope to find out whether creatures living in the Cayman Trough are related to those in the Pacific or the Atlantic – or completely different to both.
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>One thing mentioned in the article that I think is really cool is >that the general world-wide public and school children will be able >to follow this expedition's progress in real time via the Internet. >It is very exciting to be able to do that.
>Improvements in technology, beginning before the landing of men on >the moon in 1969, has made such things possible. Now we all can >share in mankind's exploration of even the most inhospitable >environments there are from the comforts of homes or schools.
Canie, LOL!!! I kind of doubt it, but you never know.
Steve, It is really cool. I followed a previous expedition by computer. That one was looking at volcanoes off the coast of Oregon and Washington. They posted pictures from the ship and from the ROV and minisub. It was the first time I found out that magnesium collects on the rocks on the ocean floor, and turns them black. They explained part of the process, but I don't recall it now. That was about 6 or 7 years ago.
> At 08:39 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote: >>One thing mentioned in the article that I think is really cool is >>that the general world-wide public and school children will be able >>to follow this expedition's progress in real time via the Internet. >>It is very exciting to be able to do that.
>>Improvements in technology, beginning before the landing of men on >>the moon in 1969, has made such things possible. Now we all can >>share in mankind's exploration of even the most inhospitable >>environments there are from the comforts of homes or schools.
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Cindy... I'm jealous. Of course I would have liked to have tracked the undersea explorations off the Oregon/Washington coasts back then to. All I know is the undersea vents off Oregon are really special bioms. This new venture sounds like it is doing similar research and may fill in data gaps between Atlantic and Pacific ocean volcanic vent biodiversity.
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----- Original Message ---- From: Cynthia Page <mtn...@cwo.com> To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 5, 2008 11:05:47 AM Subject: Pinpoint-News-- Re: Lost World Beneath Carribean...
Canie, LOL!!! I kind of doubt it, but you never know.
Steve, It is really cool. I followed a previous expedition by computer. That one was looking at volcanoes off the coast of Oregon and Washington. They posted pictures from the ship and from the ROV and minisub. It was the first time I found out that magnesium collects on the rocks on the ocean floor, and turns them black. They explained part of the process, but I don't recall it now. That was about 6 or 7 years ago.
Cindy
> Maybe they'll find Atlantis!
> Canie
> At 08:39 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote: >>One thing mentioned in the article that I think is really cool is >>that the general world-wide public and school children will be able >>to follow this expedition's progress in real time via the Internet. >>It is very exciting to be able to do that.
>>Improvements in technology, beginning before the landing of men on >>the moon in 1969, has made such things possible. Now we all can >>share in mankind's exploration of even the most inhospitable >>environments there are from the comforts of homes or schools.
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Filling in gaps, yes. But the last time I followed research in this area was a couple years ago, in the Puerto Rico Trench. That was incredible!!! That trench is over 8,400 meters deep! It's fascinating research! I know Donald keeps an eye on the quakes in the area, so it's an area of interest for him. I know tectonic quakes have been much more active in the last few years, and I'm "personally" sure that the movement probably has something to do with the volcanics at Soufriere Hills.
The Caribbean plate is a source of endless fascination for me. Google it and you can find the research trip and all it's details. I keep expecting something spectacular to happen in the area. It's the most mobile part of the Atlantic system.
----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Davidson To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 3:58 PM
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Cindy... I'm jealous. Of course I would have liked to have tracked the undersea explorations off the Oregon/Washington coasts back then to. All I know is the undersea vents off Oregon are really special bioms. This new venture sounds like it is doing similar research and may fill in data gaps between Atlantic and Pacific ocean volcanic vent biodiversity.
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From: Cynthia Page <mtn...@cwo.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 5, 2008 11:05:47 AM
Subject: Pinpoint-News-- Re: Lost World Beneath Carribean...
Canie, LOL!!! I kind of doubt it, but you never know.
Steve, It is really cool. I followed a previous expedition by computer. That one was looking at volcanoes off the coast of Oregon and Washington. They posted pictures from the ship and from the ROV and minisub. It was the first time I found out that magnesium collects on the rocks on the ocean floor, and turns them black. They explained part of the process, but I don't recall it now. That was about 6 or 7 years ago.
Cindy
> Maybe they'll find Atlantis!
> Canie
> At 08:39 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote:
>>One thing mentioned in the article that I think is really cool is
>>that the general world-wide public and school children will be able
>>to follow this expedition's progress in real time via the Internet.
>>It is very exciting to be able to do that.
>>Improvements in technology, beginning before the landing of men on
>>the moon in 1969, has made such things possible. Now we all can
>>share in mankind's exploration of even the most inhospitable
>>environments there are from the comforts of homes or schools.
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----- Original Message ----- From: Cynthia Page To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com Sent: 9/5/2008 9:12:08 PM Subject: Pinpoint-News-- Re: Lost World Beneath Carribean...
Here's a really good graphic of the depth of the Puerto Rico Trench. Cindy
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