The cruise targets for the New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 (NZASRoF'07) expedition will be both the Brothers Volcano and the Ngatoro Rift Basins. The research vessel (R/V) Sonne will depart from Auckland, New Zealand, on July27 and return August 16. Bathymetry data are satellite-derived (bottom, 3,500 meter resolution); EM300 (top, along the arc, 30 meter resolution). Plate tectonic features are also indicated. Image courtesy of satellite-derived bathymetry from Sandwell and Smith, EM300 bathymetry data courtesy of Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, NOAA Vents Program and NOAA-OE.
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New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007
New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007: Mission Plan
