![]() Watching the episode I was reminded of the extreme cold of the deep sea (woolly hats are essential for a long deep dive), the cramped conditions of the submersible, the intimacy of spending long hours inside a small sphere, and the wondrous sights of deep sea hot vents. ![]() One of the most exciting things I have ever done is to dive to the deep sea floor in the US submersible Alvin and the Russian Mir submersibles to study the hot hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. However good the video footage, nothing can recreate the experience of peering through the small acrylic plastic porthole of the deep diving submersible. It is extraordinarily difficult to light the pitch black depths and the footage shown was the best I’ve seen. “Blue Planet II vividly demonstrated the enormity of the deep ocean, the vast areas of unknown, the extreme conditions out there and the extraordinary inhabitants. Professor Rachel Mills, Professor of Ocean Chemistry, writes: This week Professor Rachel Mills, Professor of Ocean Chemistry, and Dr Maria Baker, Senior Research Fellow and International Project Coordinator, share their thoughts about 'The Deep' episode. Research undertaken by staff here at the University of Southampton has informed much of the science that is covered in Blue Planet II.
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