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National Geographic has the first-ever complete views of the Titanic wreck. The photos are from the April 2012 edition of National Geographic magazine.
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Ethereal views of Titanic's bow (modeled) offer a comprehensiveness of detail never seen before. COPYRIGHT\u00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Modeling by Stefan Fichtel. \n\n<br>\n<a href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text\">See more photos at National Geographic.com</a>
With her rudder cleaving the sand and two propeller blades peeking from the murk, Titanic\u2019s mangled stern rests on the abyssal plain, 1,970 feet south of the more photographed bow. This optical mosaic combines 300 high-resolution images taken on a 2010 expedition. COPYRIGHT\u00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. \n<br>\n<a href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text\">See more photos at National Geographic.com</a>
As the starboard profile shows, the Titanic buckled as it plowed nose-first into the seabed, leaving the forward hull buried deep in mud\u2014obscuring, possibly forever, the mortal wounds inflicted by the iceberg. COPYRIGHT\u00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text\">See more photos at National Geographic.com</a>
The first complete views of the legendary wreck Titanic\u2019s battered stern is captured overhead here. Making sense of this tangle of metal presents endless challenges to experts. Says one, \u201cIf you\u2019re going to interpret this stuff, you gotta love Picasso.\u201d COPYRIGHT\u00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. \n<br>\n<a href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text\">See more photos at National Geographic.com</a>
Two of Titanic\u2019s engines lie exposed in a gaping cross section of the stern. Draped in \u201crusticles\u201d\u2014orange stalactites created by iron-eating bacteria\u2014these massive structures, four stories tall, once powered the largest moving man-made object on Earth. COPYRIGHT\u00a9 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. \n\n<br><a href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text\">See more photos at National Geographic.com</a>