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Asphalt Volcanoes

Feb 15, 2015
The group photo shows the scientific party of the first leg. Colleagues from GEOMAR Kiel, the University of Vienna, Oregon State University, and the National University of Mexico participate in the cruise.
On Sunday, February 15th, the German research vessel METEOR arrived in the Campeche area, Gulf of Mexico. Until late March an international team of scientists will explore so-called asphalt volcanoes. During the first legs MARUM chief scientist Heiko Sahling and his team will make use of MARUM-SEAL to map the seafloor. more...