Article: ENVIRONMENT: HUGE MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL TO FLOAT ON GULF STREAM
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  November 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... the shipwrecked Pacific expedition of the Astrolab of Le Perouse in 1785, or the Glomar Challenger science vessel, which in the 1970s perforated the ocean floor. The SeaOrbiter project is an association of private companies and the oceanographic ...

Encyclopedia entry: Ocean Drilling Program
The Oxford Companion to the Earth;      700+ words ... ... its own drilling ship, the Glomar Challenger , which was purpose-built ... scientific drilling of the deep ocean floor. In 1974, DSDP became an ... DSDP ended in 1983, when the Glomar Challenger reached the end of her capabilities ...

Article: L.B. biologist visits ocean floor
Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.;  March 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... of pressure, the environment of the ocean floor is an area few have seen. Marine biologist ... group of people who has visited the ocean floor, thanks to a ride in the deep-sea ... or about 2 1/2 miles - to reach the ocean floor in the Pacific, about 125 miles southwest ...

Article: Ocean Floor
Earth Explorer;      470 words ... ... Explorer 02-01-1995 Ooze and Mud on the Ocean Floor The scientific name for the soft, gooey ... organic material that covers parts of the ocean floor is--ooze. And the scientific name ... inorganic material on other parts of the ocean floor? Mud, of course. These sediments ...

Ocean floor "potholes" caused by lava bubbles.(Spectrum)
Environment;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... the mid-ocean ridge, much of the ocean floor is pock-marked with jagged-edged ... from underground volcanoes onto the ocean floor. Sloshing along the bottom like blobs ... that reside on the deep, dark, cold ocean floor--they need heat, water, and space ...

Article: Hot Springs on the Ocean Floor
Water:Science and Issues;      700+ words ...Hot Springs on the Ocean Floor In many areas of the ocean floor, wherever magma nears the seafloor, or where lava ... Hydrothermal vents also are found in areas of the ocean floor that are spreading, such as at mid-ocean ridges ...

Article: On Ocean Floor, First Steps Taken To Salvage ...
The Washington Post;  July 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... operated submersible vehicle to the ocean floor nine miles south of Waikiki Beach to ... a salvage vessel to lift it from the ocean floor to the surface. The Navy decided last ... because it is sitting upright on the ocean floor. Also, we've never done anything ...