WHAT'S NEW:
Deepsea Image Galleries on Multimedia page
(posted 9/15/98)
Eruption Confirmed!
New lava (rumbleometer stuck in flow) SE rift zone
(posted 9/1/98)
BACKGROUND:
Technology (ROV, ships, etc.)
Other 1998 Axial cruise reports
EXPEDITION:
Science Objectives
Calendar
Today's Science News
Participant Perspective
Teacher Logbook
EDUCATION:
Curriculum
Teacher Observations
Questions/Answers from sea
MULTIMEDIA:
(video clips, animations, sounds)
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NeMO Cruise Logbook
Daily science reports, participant perspective, teacher at sea logbook and your question/answer of the day The Rumbleometer Story (stuck in the new lava flow) 
NeMO scientists after a successful research cruise, headed for home aboard the Ron Brown. |
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Ship arrives Newport OR |
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Ship departs Newport OR 1500 PST |
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Navigation beacons deployed |
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ROPOS on bottom 11PM PST |
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ROPOS still on Dive #460 (NeMO dive #1) (floc & bacteria!) |
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Dive #460 complete |
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Dive #461 on eastern wall of caldera |
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Dive #462: bacteria slurping |
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Dive #463: new lava confirmed (rumbleometer stuck in flow!) |
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Dive #464 begun in new flow |
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CTD's, rock cores and ROPOS decends again:Dive #465 |
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New pillow lavas found 3 miles south of caldera Dive #465 |
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ROV video clip. Air Force story! Dive #466 |
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Dive #467 North Rift zone mapping |
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Dives #468 & 469 Fluid sampler (with new parts) working! |
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Extensometer recovered on 30 minute dive #470 |
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Dives 471 & 472 (hot vent melts slurp sampler) |
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Dive 473 (back in eruption area) |
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Dives 474 & 475. Teacher's view of "non-science" time |
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Chief Scientist's weekly report (great photos) Dive 476 |
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Imagenex Map here! Creatures from the deep... |
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Plans for the last dives (Dive 477:1st rumbleometer rescue fails) |
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WORMS! How about some BBQ? Dive 478 |
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Dive 479:ASHES Vent Field (shrunken heads & Mr. Potatohead) |
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Bad weather leaves ROPOS on deck for 43 hours |
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ROPOS back in the water for final dive |
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End of the cruise wrap-up! |
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Ship arrives Victoria B.C. |