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Mysteries of the Deep Earth: Expedition to Australia’s Underwater Volcanoes

Mysteries of the Deep Earth: Expedition to Australia’s Underwater Volcanoes

Expedition on Australia’s research vessel, the R/V Investigator, to study two parallel chains of extinct underwater volcanoes in the Coral and Tasman Seas

  1. Mysteries of the Deep Earth: Expedition to Australia’s Underwater Volcanoes
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  3. Setting sail to the Coral Sea

Setting sail to the Coral Sea

At 0700 AEST we set sail on the RV Investigator for the start of our 28 day voyage in the Coral Sea hoping to sample some exciting rocks from the extinct underwater volcanoes of the Tasmantid chain.

The bow of R/V Investigator in the port of Cairns before departure. Image: Jamie Menzies/University of Edinburgh

 

View from the back deck leaving Cairns (and Australia!) behind. Image: Jamie Menzies/University of Edinburgh

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