ALVIN Dive Information
Dive Number:
2160
Date:
08/23/89
Cruise:
AII-120
Leg:
2
Chief Scientist:
RYAN
Operations Area:
CARTERET CANYON
Latitude:
38-48.0N
Longitude:
72-47.09W
Pilot:
D. FOSTER
Observer 1:
LINCOLN PRATSON
Observer 2:
CARLOS PIRMEZ
Launch Time:
1236
Time Submerged:
4:34
Recovery Time:
1710
Bottom Time:
Depth:
1536 meters
Purpose:
GEOLOGY
Sponsor:
NSF
Data:
Still Images:
1 Reel(s) 35mm color film
Moving Images:
2 8mm video tape(s)
Observed:
Carbonates, Sea stars, Soft sediment, Sponges, Coral
Sampled:
Carbonates, Soft sediment, Coral
FrameGrabber Link:
Remarks:
ONLY DIVE THIS CRUISE (PENETRATOR PROBLEMS); dive primarily to sample stratigraphy outcroppings at the face of the canyon heap.