Submarine Ring of Fire 2006: Mariana Arc Highlight Video

These video clips were collected in deepwater on the Mariana arc by the Jason II remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The ROV dives were conducted from Research Vessel Melville in the Northwest Pacific between April 18 - May 13, 2006. The region of exploration is within the farthest reaches of U.S. waters, in the vicinity of the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. When scientists departed from Guam on April 18, 2006, they had high expectations, but none of them suspected