EXTREME DEEP: Mission to the Abyss

THE EXPERIENCE

EXTREME DEEP: Mission to the Abyss Mission to the Abyss offers opportunities for hands-on exploration of life at the bottom of the sea. Presented by Evergreen Exhibitions in collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, EXTREME DEEP is an interactive exhibit that highlights the adventure of deep-sea exploration and discovery.

EXTREME DEEP depicts the mysteries of the ocean's greatest depths. Newly discovered life forms, thermal vents, close-up views of deep-sea research submersibles, and shipwrecks, including the Titanic, are among the attractions in this deep-sea adventure. Visitors will observe firsthand the technology that has allowed men and women to travel to the ocean floor.

Visitors can fly a remotely operated vehicle over a model of the Titanic 's deck. They can also test their skill at manipulating Alvin's robotic arm by picking up lava rocks and clams from the sea floor while peering through a recreation of Alvin's four-inch viewport window. It's not as easy at it looks!

Geologic forces deep within the earth drive the great crustal plates of our planet, building seafloor features that create hydrothermal vents. Researchers study the process firsthand in WHOI's submersible Alvin, or using other tools like the remotely operated vehicle JASON and autonomous underwater vehicles ABE and REMUS.

EXTREME DEEP brings the sea floor to the surface in an amazing display that illustrates the magnificent engineering feats of Mother Nature, such as the building of enormous "black smokers" that spew mineral-rich fluid into the ocean supporting life vastly different from that flourishing on land or shallow water.

EXTREME DEEP, designed for ages 6 and older, introduces biology, chemistry, geology, history, exploration and the critical role that technology plays in understanding our world and its future.

National Corporate Sponsors:
John Hancock Financial Services
Discovery Channel

Content Collaborator:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Now Showing:
Little Rock, Arkansas
Museum of Discovery
Apr. 28, 2012 - July 29, 2012

Past Venues:
The Science Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
The Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
OMSI, Portland, Oregon
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, New Jersey
North Carolina State Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, North Carolina
Omniplex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Philadelphia Academy of Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
US Rocket and Space Center, Huntsville, Alabama
St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Nauticus National Maritime Aquarium, Norfolk, Virginia
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Science City, Kansas City, Missouri
The Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, Connecticut
Rocky Mount Children’s Museum , Rocky Mount, NC
Nauticus National Maritime Aquarium, Norfolk, VA
Museon, Den Haag, NL
Natural Science Center, Greensboro, NC
Lynx, El Paso, TX
Museo Technologico, Mexico City

Lease Information
Call Christi Klingelhefer at 210-599-0045.