Videos and Images

Voyage into the Abyss
Kristen Kusek, IR’s E&O Coordinator for 2004-2007, co-produced this video with Robin Cooper of Future Vision, a company based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The ½-hour video—aimed at middle school students—was produced as part of the educational program Kusek developed while she was director of education outreach for the NSF-supported IMAX film “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea” (released in 2003). For more information about “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea”, please visit www.volcanoesofthedeepsea.com. On that site you will also find a PDF of the Teacher’s Guide developed for the film.

Voyage into the Abyss video

windows media player Voyage into the Abyss for Media Player (60 MB)
Real Video Player Voyage into the Abyss for Real Player (142 MB)
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Video sequence from the 'PHARE' cruise to 13°N on the East Pacific Rise

These video clips show activities with the French ROV Victor 6000.

windows media player How animals cope with their environment at hot vents for Media Player (54 MB)
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For links to images of mid-ocean ridge research and hydrothermal vents, we suggest the Ridge 2000 Media Bank: http://media.marine-geo.org/album/ridge2000

BBC radio program on deep-sea ocean life and resources, featuring IR Co-Chair Chris German: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/oceans.shtml