Click on a date at right to view pictures and Quicktime video clips of life aboard ship and what scientists see out of Alvin's porthole. Discover the creatures of the deep!
As
they decend to the deep ocean bottom, marine scientists might
encounter any number of bizarre-looking organisms illuminated
in their submersible's headlights. Check out the deep-sea
dwellers that our
Extreme scientists
have seen while submerging to vent sites over 2,500 meters
(1.5 miles) down.
