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Just How Big Is the Ocean?
The ocean, which we often break into five large ocean basins, covers 71 percent of...
Thu, 09/21/2017 - 09:48
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
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Dr. Jan Backman, Marine Geologist
Drilling near the North Pole, Dr. Jan Backman reveals a brief moment in time when...
Fri, 03/26/2010 - 13:03
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu
The Chikyu allows scientists to gather and study data about seafloor sediments as...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:57
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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
Scientists from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) collect sediments...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:49
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Hydrothermal Vent Creatures
Travel to a world of perpetual night--the deep ocean hydrothermal vents near the...
Fri, 12/03/2010 - 12:59
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Squalicorax Shark Fossil
During the late Cretaceous period, Kansas was covered by a vast sea. There,...
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The Ancient Shark Falcatus falcatus
The foot-long extinct shark Falcatus falcatus lived during the early Carboniferous...
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Sediment Core Close-Up
These deep-sea sediment cores were drilled from beneath the seafloor, and hold...
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An Underwater Volcanic Eruption
A volcanic eruption of superheated magma (some 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit) from the...
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