Oceanography Timeline- Kim De Lucia

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  • Undersea Canyons

    The first known discovery of the submarine valley which is also known as California's Monterey Canyon. (Scientific Research)

  • Deep Sea

    the first account of life in the deep sea was discovered 4,389 meters down. (Scientific Research)

  • The Marine survey

    Louis Agazziz does a marine survey of the Americas and reports over 30,000 specimens.(Scientific Research)

  • Oceanographic Research Vessel

    The U.S. designs and begins to build a ship that will be used as an oceanographic research vessel. (Scientific Research/Navigation)

  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    The meteor exploration proved how long the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was with the help of echo sounders.(Scientific Research)

  • Aqua-Lung

    The Aqua-Lung allowed for breathing in and out to occur within the same tube when diving. (Medical Field)

  • Untethered Submersible Dive

    the French were able to send a submersible 4,041 meters down. (Scientific Research)

  • Deep Dives

    Deep Dives became easier with the help of the Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin which was created. (Scientific Research)

  • Titanic

    A research team was able to find the Titanic over 3,810 meters down. (Scientific Research)

  • Sea Surface Maps

    Sea surface maps were created with the help of the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite. (Scientific Research)