[ Back to EurekAlert! ]

Contact: Alex Thomas
media.relations@durham.ac.uk
44-019-133-46075
Durham University

The ISIS Robot

Caption: The ISIS robot which will be used by scientists to collect rock samples from volcanoes on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge two miles (3km) below the surface of the sea.

Credit: Photograph courtesy of the Natural Environment Research Council

Usage Restrictions: None

Related news release: Scientists aim to unlock deep-sea 'secrets' of Earth's crust


[ Back to EurekAlert! ]