Dive and Discover Expedition
1. Welcome to the Voyage
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Expedition Menu
1.
Welcome
1a. The Setting
2. Mid-ocean Ridge
3. The Volcano
4. Collecting Water
5, Analyzing Water
6. Joining NeMO
7. Early Clues
8. Seafloor Rocks
9. Missing Heat
10. Discovery
11. A Revolution
12. Changed View
Don's Introduction
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Tubeworms, underwater volcanoes,
scalding hot water,
and utter darkness!
What an EXTREME place to live!
We will venture inside an active, underwater volcano along a mid-ocean ridge to view a fascinating collection of life, which was discovered by accident during a dive with the submersible Alvin in 1977. Indeed a geologist looking for underwater hot springs, discovered what may be one of the most important biologic discoveries of the century that is turning upside down our view of life on this planet and elsewhere in our solar system.
Image
provided courtesy of the VISIONS ’05 expedition
(www.VISIONS05.ocean.washington.edu)
and David Randle.
Contact Don Reed
Dept. of Geology
San José State University
©Copyright 2006
Last Updated on October 2, 2006
Where should we search for active underwater volcanoes?
a) deep-sea trench
b) mid-ocean ridge
c) San Jose