Biologist studies microbes 2,500 meters down on the sea floor
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
The research vessel Atlantis sailed due south for two days to reach the spot where lines drawn south from Denver and west from Costa Rica would cross. The 260-foot ship stopped at that point on a sunny Nov. 5 morning. The next day, amid squalls of rain, the ship sent precious cargo overboard: a robotic instrument that after years of planning, could now be deployed to examine the hydrothermal vents of the Pacific Ocean floor.