American Museum of Natural History | R e s o u r c e s -for- L e a r n i n g

TOPICS
Explore the Deep Oceans
Journey to the Deep Sea Vents

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INDEX

CREDITS

Deep Sea Vents was developed and produced by the Education Department of the American Museum of Natural History in collaboration with the REVEL program of the University of Washington.

Materials developed with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Ellen V. Futter, President

Development Team:
Myles Gordon, Rosamond Kinzler, Ph.D., Veronique Robigou, Patricia Peterson, Laurelynn Brooks, Peter Shaw, Ellen Przybyla, Monica Philippo, Paisley Gregg, Clarice Yentsch, Libby Palmer, Eric Hamilton, Allison Alltucker, and Amy Kidd

Web/Technical Staff:
Steve Gano, Matthew Tarr, John Snavely, and Elizabeth Lobato

Writers: Evelyn Polesny and Ashton Applewhite

Top-left deep sea vents image courtesy of Dr. Michael Perfit, University of Florida, and NOAA VENTS program. Additional photos courtesy of the REVEL program.

Thanks to the following scientific contributors to the reading selections:
Susan Humphris, Marine Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Veronique Robigou, Marine Geologist, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Cindy Lee Van Dover, Oceanographer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution