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Photo & Video Log

This page contains photos and videos taken during the Aegean and Black Sea 2006 expedition that took place April 26 - June 16, 2006. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a movie camera icon camera icon is present, a QuickTime video can be viewed by clicking on the image. Other video formats are available on the linked pages.

If a slideshow icon slideshow icon is present, a visual log of exploration images can be viewed. You can scroll through them one by one, or select the play button for an automatic slideshow.

(HR) = "High Resolution" images available.

 

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Click to view a slideshow of images from the Aegean and Black Sea 2006 exploration.

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Click to view a slideshow of images from the Aegean and Black Sea 2006 exploration.

Click to view a slideshow of maps from the expedition, including the cruise map and areas to be explored.

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Click to view a slideshow of maps from the expedition, including the cruise map and areas to be explored.

Click to view a slideshow of seafloor images from the Aegean and Black Sea 2006 exploration.

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Click to view a slideshow of seafloor images from the Aegean and Black Sea 2006 exploration. (HR)

 

 

Images

Deck-mounted gun, Destroyer of the Black Sea Fleet, Dzerzhynsky, sunk in 1942.

Black Sea Summary
Deck-mounted gun, Destroyer of the Black Sea Fleet, Dzerzhynsky, sunk in 1942. (HR)

Cargo wreck containing ceramic jars dating to the 9-11th centuries A.D.

Black Sea Summary
Cargo wreck containing ceramic jars dating to the 9-11th centuries A.D. (HR)

 

 

 

 

General map of area, showing location of Santorini (Thera) caldera and the Kolumbo submarine volcano

Thera Summary
General map of area, showing location of Santorini (Thera) caldera and the Kolumbo submarine volcano. (HR)

Map of the Kolumbo submarine crater

Thera Summary
Map of the Kolumbo submarine crater. (HR)

A high-temperature hydrothermal vent in the Kolumbo submarine crater, discharging gases.

Thera Summary
A high-temperature hydrothermal vent in the Kolumbo submarine crater, discharging gases. (HR)

SEM microphotograph of a particle from the Kolumbo polymetallic massive sulfide/sulfate deposit

Thera Summary
SEM microphotograph of a particle from the Kolumbo polymetallic massive sulfide/sulfate deposit. (HR)

Seismic profile line A034 to the west of Santorini

Thera Summary
Seismic profile line A034 to the west of Santorini. (HR)

Part of the hummocky deposit found on the seafloor east of Santorini.

Thera Summary
Part of the hummocky deposit found on the seafloor east of Santorini. (HR)

The prominent horse-shoe shaped scar (dashed yellow line) in the Profitis Ilias

Thera Summary
The prominent horse-shoe shaped scar (dashed yellow line) in the Profitis Ilias.

Low temperature hydrothermal mounds in the northern part of the Santorini caldera

Thera Summary
Low temperature hydrothermal mounds in the northern part of the Santorini caldera. (HR)

The distribution of hydrothermal vents within the Santorini caldera is shown with red dots.

Thera Summary
The distribution of hydrothermal vents within the Santorini caldera is shown with red dots. (HR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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