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Getting the labs ready: What will be going on in each lab?
By Maoyu Wang Desplácese hacia abajo para ver la publicación en español. Atlantis is a wonderful scientific research ship with perfect lab systems. Preparation is the key to give full play to the performance of the laboratory. So, for the first few days, we focused on getting familiar with the labs and getting the labs…
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WELCOME to Galápagos Deep Expedition 2023!
By Samuel Mitchell Desplácese hacia abajo para ver la publicación en español. After several years of planning and a further couple of years of pandemic delays, a research expedition long in the making has finally arrived! We are a team of scientists, explorers, observers, submersible technicians, and ship crew, on mission to map, image, and…
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Outreach and local community engagement
As well as the key science objectives, this expedition presents a fantastic opportunity to educate and communicate the natural history of the Galápagos Islands like never before. The expedition is a historical moment for science, conservation and exploration of our oceans in the context of Galápagos and its new marine protected areas, among international audiences,…
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Biology of the Galápagos platform
“We cannot wait to support efforts to characterise the opulent ecosystems found in Galápagos deep waters using the deep water submersible Alvin.” Tomes have been written about the biology of Galápagos. It is globally renowned for its unique and exotic terrestrial wildlife. Considering marine life, you may conjure up images of sealions and saltwater iguanas.…
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Climate history of the Galápagos platform
Deep-sea corals are weird, wacky and wonderful. On this research expedition, we’ll use them to study our ocean, climate, and what the future holds for these incredible creatures. When most people think of corals, it’s usually the reefs they build in warm, tropical waters like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. However, corals can also live in…
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Geology of the Galápagos platform.
On the AT50-09 expedition, we will be mapping margins of the Galápagos Platform that have never been explored in detail. The Galápagos Islands are considered to be an archipelago, or group of islands, that comprises numerous volcanoes that formed as a result of “hotspot volcanism”. “Hotspots” occur in Earth’s mantle. Hotspots are places where magma…
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Galápagos Deep 2023 Expedition 