Photo & Video Log
This page contains photos and videos taken during the exploration of the Galapagos Rift between May 24 and June 4, 2002. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a picture of a movie camera is present, a video can be viewed by clicking on the image.
Video & Slideshows
May 28
Video of deep-sea life on the Galapagos Rift.
May 25
A video of a brief encounter with a Galapagos sea lion.
May 24
The Atlantis gets ready to explore the Galapagos Rift.
Images
June 4
A deep sea ray and sea whip coral as observed from Alvin.
June 4
Deep sea black corals.
June 4
Unusually large single-celled protazoan organism.
June 1
A multibeam bathymetric map of the Galapagos Rift area.
May 31
Large clams and mussels line the cracks between the pillow lavas.
May 31
Chief pilot BLee Williams piloting Alvin.
May 31
BLee Williams pilots Alvin through the vent area called Rosebud.
May 31
BLee Williams supervising the launch of Alvin.
May 30
A deep-dwelling skate slowly swims by Alvin.
May 29
A fish and crab using camouflage to hide in the benthos.
May 28
Craig McLean enters Alvin for a dive to 2450 meters of water.
May 28
Tubeworms at the Rose Bud site.
May 28
Captain Craig McLean takes the Alvin initiation plunge, front and center.
May 27
Tube worms collected at an unknown vent site.
May 27
An unknown species of jellyfish.
May 26
ABE is opened for maintenance, revealing its complex interior.
May 25
Launching the AUV ABE.
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