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Oases for Life on the Mid-Caymen Rise
October 21, 2009 / Posted by: Aaron Gronstal
A team of oceanographers and astrobiologists is currently exploring one of the deepest points in the Caribbean Sea. The expedition is funded by NASA’s Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP) program. Follow the team’s blog as they search for life in this extreme seafloor environment.
Blog by PI Chris German: http://oases-expedition.blogspot.com/
Blog by Master of R/V Cape Hatteras: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/chmaster/
An article concerning the expedition recently appeared in The Economist at: http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=14585735.Source: [astrobio.net]
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