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Questions from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
working with Mrs. Pam Lester at Patrick McGahren School in Annandale, New
Jersey with answers from chief scientist Rich Lutz.
- Question for Kelly - James Golden from North Salinas High School asked for some exciting news and I was going to go on a sub ride!
- I was reading that there is an ethical debate about future mining atthe vents. Please give me your opinion on the feasibility and ethnical implications of such a possibility.- Mrs. Lester
- Exactly when will you be arriving home? - Richie ( I tried my best
for an additional question, but this is what is the most important to him)
- Were there any big surprises so far on this mission? Have most of your
hypotheses on what you thought you would find been accurate? - Mrs. Lester
- Do you think it might be possible to some day harvest bacteria from
the vents for use on land to significantly help in cleaning up toxic waste
sights? - Mrs. Lester ( I told Richie that if this happens he needs to
buy stock in the company)
- Have you seen any rare animals other than the tube worms? - Billy
Loftus, Grade 3
- How long can the Alvin stay underwater? - Allison DeBlass, Grade 3
- How close can you actually get to the vents? - Carrie Scheick, Grade 4
- Why is the Alvin so small? _ Sam Ferrante
- How fast is the Alvin capable of traveling and how fast does it
usually go? - Sam Ferrante
- What is your favorite thing to do when you are under water? - Sam
Ferrante
- Why do you always go on these expeditions in the winter? - Sam
Ferrante, Grade 5
- Have you seen any animals that are related to a sea serpent? - Will
Shaban, Grade 3
- Have you ever been in a disaster, or almost died on the Alvin? - Remi
Dhillon, Grade 4
- What kind of equipment do you use underwater and how heavy is
it? - Nicole Udovich, Grade 3
- Have you ever had a malfunction on the Alvin? - Mike Cianci, Grade 4
- What is the deepest you have been able to go in the Alvin? - Mike
Cianci, Grade 4
- Have you seen any really weird plants? - Dan Campbell, Grade 3
- How do you get all the specimens to the surface without breaking or
killing them? - Muriel Murphy, Grade 3
Do you have a question for the MATE crew? You can email us live on the
R/V Atlantis II at MATEatsea@marinetech.org.
Answers to selected questions will be posted daily.
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