NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9
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By , on September 4th, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Geology, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

[mappress] Yellow feather star (comatulid crinoid). Photo courtesy of MBARI. We dove Wednesday on North Cleft (45.030268, -130.182166), a massive ravine over 100 meters deep and a few hundred meters wide formed by the spreading of the Juan de Fuca and Pacific Plates. At 2.5 kilometers depth, we explored three inactive hydrothermal vents, the tallest . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9

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Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Under the Weather
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By , on June 2nd, 2009 Leave a comment   Nautical Terms and Phrases, Social Sciences   , , , , , , , ,  

From here… If a crewman is standing watch on the weather side of the bow, he will be subject to the constant beating of the sea and the ocean spray. He will be under the weather. . . . → Read More: Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Under the Weather

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