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Top of the Te Matakite observatory

A cutaway diagram of the top of the Te Matakite observatory.

A cutaway diagram showing the top section of the first observatory, Te Matakite. The rectangular platform sits on the seafloor. Down below this, the temperature, pressure and chemistry instruments are hanging vertically into the borehole down to 450 mbsf (metres below seafloor).

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Rights: The International Ocean Discovery Program
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