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News Release 12-053
Expedition to Undersea Mountain Yields New Information About Sub-Seafloor Structure
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program geologists investigate seamount that formed in unusual way
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Atlantis Massif, showing the fault that borders this Atlantic Ocean seamount.
Credit: NOAA
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Map of IODP expedition undersea sampling sites at Atlantis Massif.
Credit: IODP
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Expedition co-chief scientists Donna Blackman and Alistair Harding look across the rig floor.
Credit: William Crawford, IODP/TAMU
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An alternate view of Atlantis Massif, showing the location of its Lost City hydrothermal vents.
Credit: NOAA
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Crewmembers prepare a low-light camera for a look at the Atlantis Massif.
Credit: Geetika Kapoor, IODP-USIO
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Scientists pre-test equipment before a vertical seismic profiling experiment.
Credit: William Crawford, IODP-USIO/TAMU
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