Photo of the seafloor that shows scour marks and starfish. See details at http://nantucket.er.usgs.gov/index.php?level=picture&id=67815
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sea floor image with starfish
Photo of the seafloor that shows scour marks and starfish. See details at http://nantucket.er.usgs.gov/index.php?level=picture&id=67815
DISCOVRE Submersible
Dr. Christina Kellogg, USGS DISCOVRE's microbiologist, begins a dive in the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible to study deep-sea coral. The submersible can reach depths of 900 meters and has a manipulator arm and suction tool for collecting samples.
Dr. Christina Kellogg, USGS DISCOVRE's microbiologist, begins a dive in the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible to study deep-sea coral. The submersible can reach depths of 900 meters and has a manipulator arm and suction tool for collecting samples.
Brittle Star
A tiny brittle star (the central disc is smaller than a dime) clings to the branches of a soft coral in a sample bucket brought into the shipboard laboratory from a submersible dive. This creature makes its home on the deep, dark ocean floor.
A tiny brittle star (the central disc is smaller than a dime) clings to the branches of a soft coral in a sample bucket brought into the shipboard laboratory from a submersible dive. This creature makes its home on the deep, dark ocean floor.
Mangrove Coral Site
Data logger and underwater sensor deployed at a mangrove coral site in Otter Creek to measure light reaching corals under the mangroves.
Data logger and underwater sensor deployed at a mangrove coral site in Otter Creek to measure light reaching corals under the mangroves.
Mangrove Coral Site
Above (top of picture) and below (bottom of picture) image of mangroves in Otter Creek where corals grow under and attached to mangrove prop roots.
Above (top of picture) and below (bottom of picture) image of mangroves in Otter Creek where corals grow under and attached to mangrove prop roots.
Research Vessel Kiyi
The USGS GLSC's R/V Kiyi. The vessel is deployed for field work on Lake Superior between the months of May and November.
The USGS GLSC's R/V Kiyi. The vessel is deployed for field work on Lake Superior between the months of May and November.
Three geologists and a plane
Three pioneers of USGS geological studies, in 1965, from left to right: Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Robert E. Wallace, and Thomas W. Dibblee, in front of a 1964 Cessna 182G Skylane.
Three pioneers of USGS geological studies, in 1965, from left to right: Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Robert E. Wallace, and Thomas W. Dibblee, in front of a 1964 Cessna 182G Skylane.
Chenega Village after tsunami waves hit in 1964
Photograph taken in 1964 of the main part of the Chenega village site in Alaska. Pilings in the ground mark the former locations of homes swept away by tsunami waves. The schoolhouse on high ground was undamaged.
Photograph taken in 1964 of the main part of the Chenega village site in Alaska. Pilings in the ground mark the former locations of homes swept away by tsunami waves. The schoolhouse on high ground was undamaged.
Aftermath of Chilean tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii
Aftermath of the 1960 Chilean tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii, where the tsunami caused 61 deaths.
Aftermath of the 1960 Chilean tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii, where the tsunami caused 61 deaths.
Escanaba 2
The Escanaba was built by Western Pipe and Steel Company in San Pedro, California, and began sailing in 1946. This 255-foot gunboat operated from its homeport in Alameda, California, until it was decommissioned in 1954.
The Escanaba was built by Western Pipe and Steel Company in San Pedro, California, and began sailing in 1946. This 255-foot gunboat operated from its homeport in Alameda, California, until it was decommissioned in 1954.
USCG Cutter Escanaba
In 1932, the U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the construction of a 165-foot, 1,500-horsepower ship in Bay City, Michigan. This was the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Escanaba.
In 1932, the U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the construction of a 165-foot, 1,500-horsepower ship in Bay City, Michigan. This was the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Escanaba.
Long Beach Earthquake Damage
View of John Muir School on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, California, showing damage from the March 10, 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Photo taken 8 days after the earthquake, on March 18, 1933. Photo by W.L. Huber, USGS.
View of John Muir School on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, California, showing damage from the March 10, 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Photo taken 8 days after the earthquake, on March 18, 1933. Photo by W.L. Huber, USGS.
San Francisco in ruins, 1906
One of the most well-known photographs by George R. Lawrence, taken May 28, 1906, about 6 weeks after the Great San Francisco earthquake which occurred on April 18. The 160-degree panorama was taken from a camera suspended from a kite 2,000 feet in the air. The view looks up Market Street with the waterfront and Union Ferry Building in the foreground.
One of the most well-known photographs by George R. Lawrence, taken May 28, 1906, about 6 weeks after the Great San Francisco earthquake which occurred on April 18. The 160-degree panorama was taken from a camera suspended from a kite 2,000 feet in the air. The view looks up Market Street with the waterfront and Union Ferry Building in the foreground.
Hokusai Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), by artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Dated sometime between 1829-1833.
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), by artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Dated sometime between 1829-1833.