http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/scripts/JASON.html (Einblicke ins Internet, 10/1995)
JASON Project
The JASON Project
Bringing the thrill of exploration and discovery live to students around the world as they participate in an amazing electronic field trip
Dr. Robert Ballard, discoverer of the R.M.S. Titanic and founder of the JASON Project, talks about the
purpose of the Jason Project (talk is 40 seconds long, 340 kilobytes).
BACKGROUND:
EXPEDITIONS:
- JASON VII: Adapting to a Changing Sea:
Exploring conditions for life in the coastal marine habitats of Southern
Florida (April 1996)
- JASON VI: Island Earth:
A voyage to the volcanoes, observatories and unique environments of Hawaii (February 27 - March 11, 1995)
- JASON V: Planet Earth:
A journey to the rain forest, caverns, Mayan ruins and coral reef of Belize
(February 28 - March 11, 1994)
- JASON IV: The Sea of Cortez:
Diving to the hydrothermal vents in the Sea of Cortez and learning about the gray whales of San Ignacio Lagoon (March 1993)
- JASON III: The Galapagos Islands :
Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to explore the unique land and
marine life of these islands on the equator (December 1991)
- JASON II: Lake Ontario and the ships from the War of 1812:
A comprehensive examination of two warships from the War of 1812 (May 1990)
- JASON I: The Mediterranean Sea:
An expedition to explore an ancient Roman shipwreck and the hydothermal vents on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea (May 1989)
NEWS-DISCUSSION-RESOURCES:
EXERCISES:
JASON VI BROADCAST:
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Gene Carl Feldman (gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (301) 286-9428
