1ST INSITU EXPLORATION OF THE MAR SOUTH O F THE ATLANTIS FRACTURE-ZONE (29-DEGREES-06'N-43-DEGREES-11'W)

Authors
AUZENDE JM TIVEY M CANNAT M GENTE P HENRIET JP JUTEAU T KARSON J LAGABRIELLE Y
Citation
Jm. Auzende et al., 1ST INSITU EXPLORATION OF THE MAR SOUTH O F THE ATLANTIS FRACTURE-ZONE (29-DEGREES-06'N-43-DEGREES-11'W), Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie 2, Mecanique, physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre, 316(10), 1993, pp. 1415-1422
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie 2, Mecanique, physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre → ACNP
ISSN journal
07644450
Volume
316
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1415 - 1422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0764-4450(1993)316:10<1415:1IEOTM>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
During the Kanaut cruise of the submersible Nautile and its mothership Le-Nadir (15 November-16 December 1992), one dive was devoted to the detailed study of a specific area of the neovolcanic ridge of the MAR around 29-degrees-06'N and 43-degrees-11'W. This study emphasizes the importance of the juxtaposition and the stacking of hundreds of small volcanoes in the construction of a neovolcanic ridge and confirms the general observation made from multibeam and side-scan sonar data. The very large magnetic anomaly associated with these massifs favours an e xtreme freshness.