CAMERON FINDS WEIRD DEEP SEA LIFE : LIVE SCIENCE from December 6, 2012 Live Science
...The discovery of microbial mats — bizarre-looking, filament- like clumps of microorganisms — living off chemicals from altered rocks 35,803 feet (10,912 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean comes from samples and video collected by an unmanned lander, part of movie director James Cameron's mission to the bottom of the Mariana Trench..."
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Showing posts with label James Cameron. Show all posts
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3/26/12
JAMES CAMERON (IN A SUBMARINE OF HIS OWN DESIGN) TRAVELS SEVEN MILES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRENCH
William J. Broad's article for the New York Times is one of the best on JAMES CAMERON'S TRIP, which after seven years of planning, and a couple weeks delay due to rough seas, was cut short due to a leak. The pressure seven miles down is intense, the leak was to a hydraulic gear, but this layman scientist has reported that there was little to no visible life that far down.
"No government can send people so deep." His team includes scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Hawaii... And National Geographic was a sponsor.
"No government can send people so deep." His team includes scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Hawaii... And National Geographic was a sponsor.
3/7/12
ALIENS OF THE DEEP : AN ADVENTURE TO UNLOCK THE SECRETS NOT ONLY OF THE SEA BUT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!
ALIENS OF THE DEEP, directed by James Cameron (of Titanic fame) and Steven Quale, is about how scientists are learning about the possibility of life on other planets, perhaps Mars, or the satellite of Jupiter called Europa which may have oceans trapped under ice, through the study of sea life so far down that sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis cannot happen. If there is no dependency on life because of the sunlight or photosynthesis, then what lives so far below the sea?
The answer is, clams, shrimp, and various forms of fish, squid, and octopus. Get this! Some of them are living near vents spewing water so hot it could melt the specially designed mini subs that are capable of dealing with life threatening water pressure.
If these creatures can defy what we "know" like they ought to be dead rather than thriving, WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT LIFE CANNOT EXIST on other planets where is severely hot or cold. Perhaps there is sea life under the frozen ice in oceans that do not have access to any form of light on other planets.
You will love this film for it's beauty and science, and you'll learn about new specialties in the sciences and how they are working together TO PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO ANOTHER PLANET.
The answer is, clams, shrimp, and various forms of fish, squid, and octopus. Get this! Some of them are living near vents spewing water so hot it could melt the specially designed mini subs that are capable of dealing with life threatening water pressure.
If these creatures can defy what we "know" like they ought to be dead rather than thriving, WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT LIFE CANNOT EXIST on other planets where is severely hot or cold. Perhaps there is sea life under the frozen ice in oceans that do not have access to any form of light on other planets.
You will love this film for it's beauty and science, and you'll learn about new specialties in the sciences and how they are working together TO PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO ANOTHER PLANET.
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