Project FAMOUS An Exploration of the Mid-Ocean Ridge

1. Project FAMOUSAn Exploration of the Mid-Ocean Ridge A USA and French Study FAMOUS- French American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study

2. About Project FAMOUS Project FAMOUS : An exploration of a small portion of the Mid Ocean Ridge Scientists used three submersibles The US Navy�s Tiny Alvin The French submarines Archimede and Cyana

3. The Mid Ocean Ridge The Mid Ocean Ridge is Very long rift valley that lies miles under water so deep that there is no sunlight. It starts in the Arctic Ocean and ends past the southern tip of Africa. The Mid Ocean Ridge is constantly spewing lava that hardens and creates the ocean floor.

4. Submersibles

Project FAMOUS An Exploration of the Mid-Ocean Ridge

Project FAMOUS An Exploration of the Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Ocean Floor Exploration

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Ocean Exploration

Animals of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean

Mid Ocean Ridge Ore Deposits

A. Ocean Exploration

Ocean Exploration

Mid-Ocean Ridges

Geology Plate Tectonics Mid-Ocean Ridge System

An Abbreviated History of Ocean Travel and Exploration

Mid-ocean ridges (MORs)

Below is a diagram of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the ocean floor.

Topic Lecture: Ocean Exploration

Imaging the Deep Seismic Structure Beneath a Mid-Ocean Ridge: The MELT Experiment

Ocean Exploration

Mid-ocean Geostrophic Turbulence

Earthquakes and Mid-Ocean Ridge Spreading

Mid-Ocean Ridge Science Education for Teachers

Mid Atlantic Ridge – new findings:

Ocean Exploration