Glomar Challenger Expedition

Glomar Challenger Expedition
By: Christina DeFlorio
What was it?
● It was a 15 year long scientific
expedition
● It was a oceanographic drilling and
coring platform
● Drilled up to 1,700 meters into the
ocean floor
What Did it Do?
● This system collected long and thin cylinders of
sediment and rock from beneath the ocean floor
● These cylinders were called “cores”
Facts
● Active between 1968 to 1983
● Scientists on this vessel used the rock samples to
further examine the ocean floor
● Pipes would descend into the ocean and travel
20,000 feet to collect these samples
Fun Facts
● This research ship was 400 feet in length
● The ship investigated over 624 sites
● Traveled on the Atlantic, Pacific, and
Indian oceans
Bibliography
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