FAT | ROVARK | ATA 1&2 | MSM10-3 | M78-2 | CE0913 | M80-3 | M81-2 | SO210 | ARK XXVI/2 | JC66 | JC67 | CE12010 | SO225 | SO229 | INDEX2013-2 | SONNE Test 7 | SO239 | SO242-2 | SO254 | PS108 | SO268 | SO276 | SO288 | SO295 | SO299 | M194 | PS143-1
Expedition M194 took place in the Red Sea between the 10th of October and the 6th of November, 2023 and led from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Pireus, Greece.
Main objective of the cruise was the reconnaissance and investigation of hydrothermal system along the spreading axis of the Red Sea. The tasks for the ROV were exploration and sampling of rocks, microbes, brine pool fluids, sediments and megafauna. In addition, temperature was measured at selected locations and water an fluid samples were taken.
We conducted 15 scientific dives in water depths between 550 and 2100 m.
![[Translate to English:] rock sampling](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/6/csm_20231021_110920_Meteor_M194_023ROV08_OnlyLogo_klein_5d4e026fda.jpg)
Rock sampling.
![[Translate to English:] Major Bottle](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/8/csm_20231025_081953_Meteor_M194_033ROV11_OnlyLogo_klein_8abc91dbdc.jpg)
Fluid Sampling with TiMajor Bottle.
![[Translate to English:] temperatur](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/a/csm_20231026_083710_Meteor_M194_035ROV12_OnlyLogo_klein_e496f2bd46.jpg)
Temperature measurement.
![[Translate to English:] Niskin](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_20231026_090844_Meteor_M194_035ROV12_OnlyLogo_klein_b61c32a2a3.jpg)
Closing of Niskin bottles for water samples.
![[Translate to English:] Microbial Mat](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/1/csm_M194_18ROV_2023_10_18T09-42-38_edited_OnlyLogo_klein_f0eaa9664a.jpg)
Sampling of a microbial mat using the suction sampler.
![[Translate to English:] Handnet](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/c/csm_M194_33ROV_2023_10_25T08-31-39_sample_edited_OnlyLogo_klein_c911f44851.jpg)
Sampling with a handnet.
![[Translate to English:] Brine Pool](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/4/csm_20231014_M194_07ROV_2023_10_14T14-05-13_edited_OnlyLogo_klein_ef465f9da1.jpg)
Brine Pool.
![[Translate to English:] Brine Pool Slurp](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/1/csm_20231014_142705_METEOR_M194_007ROV02_OnlyLogo_klein_81d04cbdc5.jpg)
Sampling of brine pool fluids with the suction sampler.
![[Translate to English:] pillow lava](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/6/csm_20231024_M194_31ROV_2023_10_24T06-57-28_edited_OnlyLogo_klein_ff9ec2855b.jpg)
Seascape: Pillow lava and coral.
![[Translate to English:] coral sampling](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/a/csm_20231025_070005_Meteor_M194_033ROV11_OnlyLogo_klein_a738e1a9c8.jpg)
ORION picking a coral.
