A marine geologist with Natural Resources Canada, Steve Blasco, wondered why the wreck of the Titanic did not sink completely into the ocean sediments at its resting place 4 km below the surface. Mr. Blasco used core samples of the sea floor at the site to determine that the Titanic now sits on a million year old marine landslide deposit. Presumably this deposit is stiffer than other types of marine sediments. Mr. Blasco has studied a number of other scientific aspects of the Titanic wreckage, including the bacteria that is causing the formation of ‘rusticles’ and will one day completely dissolve the vessel. His group has also found numerous life forms in the oxygen-deprived depths, and a discovery that the steel used in the construction of the hull was brittle because of high sulfur content steel, and the rivets were high in slag. [Source: Castanet.net. Image: destinosdeviagem.com]
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The National Geodetic Data Center (NGDC) of NOAA has an online collection of photos of various geologic hazards. Many of the photos are from older sets of 35mm slides that have been digitized. They are free to use provided you credit the photographer and the NGDC as the source. The would be really useful for educators and for powerpoint presentations. The only drawback is that they are in TIF format and some of them could use some retouching. (Photo by University of Colorado, made available by NOAA/NGDC)
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