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December 14, 2004

 

 

Alvin's Porthole

Mariners Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

Monika Bright and Shannon Williamson initiate Astrid Schnetzer into the group of people who have dived in Alvin. The mystery muck is strawberry Jell-O.

 
Anchors away for the Alvin!


Sea Flicks

A stowaway! This small vent crab was discovered once Alvin was back on the deck. "We have small organisms come up by mistake all the time," said Pilot Bruce Strickrott. "The worst was this fish that got caught inside, but we didn't find it for awhile. You can imagine the smell!"

 

Nothing makes a scientist happier than when a deployed instrument is successfully recovered. Check out how Alvin's manipulator recovered one of Dr. Astrid Schnetzer's prototraps. In total, ten of these devices were deployed, and all were successfully recovered.

 

 

 

 

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