ALVIN Dive Information
Dive Number:
2245
Date:
07/30/90
Cruise:
AII-125
Leg:
10
Chief Scientist:
JOHNSON
Operations Area:
JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE
Latitude:
47-56.6N
Longitude:
129-14.0W
Pilot:
D. FOSTER
Observer 1:
MARK HOLMES
Observer 2:
KIMBERLY CALHOUN
Launch Time:
0825
Time Submerged:
8:39
Recovery Time:
1704
Bottom Time:
Depth:
2565 meters
Purpose:
GEOLOGY
Sponsor:
ONR
Data:
Still Images:
2 Reel(s) 35mm color film Incl. Dives 2239-46
Moving Images:
3 8mm video tape(s)
Observed:
Anemones, Basalt lava, Sea cucumbers, Sea stars, Soft sediment, Sponges, Urchins, Vent fish
Sampled:
ALVIN navigation, Basalt lava, Magnetometer records, Soft sediment, Temperature records
FrameGrabber Link:
Remarks:
Of the spreading center, Vertical basalt flow fronts facing east, interspersed with gentle westward dipping sediment-covered slopes.