Four
buckets weren’t enough for my initiation. My rite of passage wasn’t complete
until I was doused by a fifth bucket of ice water from Dr. Tim Shank,
“The Deep Sea Explorer” himself. Brrrrr, that’s cold!
Check
out these photos, which have been transmitted to the University
of Delaware from the R/V Atlantis.
A tab of Alka Seltzer taped to the biobox. The reaction of the
tablet under high pressure was tested for Extreme Experiment 1
to see if there was a “fizz fizz” after the “plop plop.” Find
out results soon.
We
approach the Riftia mounds to take worm samples and temperature
readings. We also needed to retrieve the AIS “historical deployable”
that has been recording data inside the worms’ tubes for the past
five days.
We sent the AIS device up on the elevator. It reaches the surface
and crew work on deck to pull it safely aboard. (Photo courtesy
of Kristy Henscheid)
One of the hydrothermal vents that we encountered during today’s dive.
Thick
black smoke billows out from the chimneys.
The
sunset was so calming to watch after a long day in the deep sea...
calming enough to rock me to sleep as I sat watching it near the
ship’s bow. I definitely needed the nap before starting my work
for the night. (Photo courtesy of Kristy Henscheid)
