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Possibly the earliest 3-D image of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Description

Possibly the earliest 3-D image of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This model wasmade from observations on board the German research vessel METEOR between1925 and 1927. The model resided in the German Museum of the Sea in Berlinprior to the Second World War. In: Bessmertny, Alexander, 1932. Das AtlantisRatsel, plate 7, p. 72. Leipzig, R. Voightlander, Publisher. 572.4 B559a.

Photographer

Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

NOAA Affiliation

NOS