A view of the cruise targets for the NZASRoF'07 expedition in Pacific Ring of Fire (Brothers Submarine Volcano to Ngatoro Rift Basins).

The cruise targets for the New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 (NZASRoF'07) expedition will be both the Brothers Volcano and the Ngatoro Rift Basins. The research vessel (R/V) Sonne will depart from Auckland, New Zealand, on July27 and return August 16. Bathymetry data are satellite-derived (bottom, 3,500 meter resolution); EM300 (top, along the arc, 30 meter resolution). Plate tectonic features are also indicated. Image courtesy of satellite-derived bathymetry from Sandwell and Smith, EM300 bathymetry data courtesy of Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, NOAA Vents Program and NOAA-OE.

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New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007

New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007: Mission Plan

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