Diving into an Unknown World
Deep Sea Research of the Senckenberg Society
Contact and Information
Prof. Michael Türkay, Senckenberg Society for
Natural Research, Frankfurt, Germany
michael.tuerkay@senckenberg.de
Image Gallery
Images 1 – 3, 5, 7 - 9: © M. Türkay
Image 6: © H. Thiel
Image 9: © P. Wintersteller
- 1: Anglerfish (Gigantactis) from the Atlantic deep sea, 5000 meters
- 2: Fangtooth (Anopologaster cornuta)
- 3: Deep sea cuttlefish (Bathotauma)
- 4: Deep sea shrimp (Aristeidae)
- 5: Glass sponge (Hexactinellida)
- 6: Glass sponges (Hexactinellida) in the Atlantic Ocean near Mauretania, photographed at 3,000 meters with a photo carriage
- 7: Prof. Michael Türkay on board the Meteor
- 8: Remotely operated vehicle QUEST-4000 of the MARUM Research Center, Bremen, used for obtaining high-quality images and samples as far as 4000 meters under the surface.
- 9: The research vessel Meteor in the Atlantic Ocean
- 10: Working with the Multicorer on board of Meteor to get samples of sediment
