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SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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Nova Expedition, 1967
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| Nova Expedition, 1967 - Home |
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| This expedition used two ships, HORIZON and ARGO to explore the southwest Pacific. Previous expeditions carried data in paper form home in suitcases, but this expedition was able to produce new maps of the Pacific while still at sea. The crew and scientists included men and women from 25 countries. They investigated the drift of continents and the expansion of the seafloor in Melanesia. Deep trenches in the ocean near Fiji were found to be the site of frequent submarine earthquakes. |
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