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The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Farewell from the World’s Deepest Pig

Posted on April 29, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Farewell from the World’s Deepest Pig
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It’s the final cup in our series. Posting these images has been a fun way to reminisce about our adventures in the Cayman Abyss and hopefully give you a small glimpse into the more whimsical side of deep-sea research. To finish of the series, here is my favorite cup: That’ll do, pig, that’ll do.  

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: on the absence of giant tube worms

Posted on April 26, 2013April 5, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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It’s true! There are no giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) at the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center (but there are smaller tube worms). What all this about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cup: Majestic Vents

Posted on April 24, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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We visited some truly majestic hydrothermal vents. What’s all this about, anyway?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Geology is pretty cool, too

Posted on April 22, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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There’s some seriously cool geology down at the world’s deepest known hydrothermal vents. What’s this all about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Into the Cayman Abyss

Posted on April 18, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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We’re going into the Cayman Abyss! What’s this all about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Just checking out some vents.

Posted on April 16, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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Isis checking out the Beebe Vent Field. Or Piccard, if you drive on the right side of the road. Whats this all about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Surprise Shark!

Posted on April 12, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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We actually watched an Oceanic White-tip take several lunges at the ROV Isis on her way down. Sadly, she was only visible on the umbilical camera (a low-res upward facing camera we use to watch the status of the ROV’s tether), which we don’t record. What’s all this about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Anemones

Posted on April 10, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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The anemones around Beebe weren’t quite this colorful, but they were still fantastic. What’s this all about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Rimicaris hybisae

Posted on April 8, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
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What’s this all about?

The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Welcome to the Cayman Abyss

Posted on April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 By Andrew Thaler 4 Comments on The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Welcome to the Cayman Abyss
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One of the great traditions among deep-sea scientists is the shrinking of polystyrene cups by sending them down to our research sites. Polystyrene (or Styrofoam) is mostly empty space. When sent to the bottom of the sea, the massive pressure (an additional atmosphere for every 10 meters depths) squeezes the air out of these empty spaces … Read More “The Incredible Shrinking Cups: Welcome to the Cayman Abyss” »

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