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PACMANUS 4 Geoscientific Data 1997

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Updated 25/06/2025

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This dataset contains geoscientific data logged during PACMANUS 4 (FR09/97) on RV Franklin 8.10-3.11.1997 in Manus Basin, Papua New Guinea. These data include logged station coordinates and information for sediment grabs and cores, CTD/hydrocast operations and samples, camera/video tows and footage, bathymetric surveys and geological and fauna samples. The principal aims of PACMANUS IV (FR09/97) were to conduct further studies of seafloor hydrothermal activity at the PACMANUS and SuSu Knolls sites defined by cruises FR-08/91,FR-05/93 and FR-10/96 in the eastern Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea, and to test other volcanic edifices in the vicinity for hydrothermal activity. With only about 8 hours lost through equipment malfunction, during 12 days 10 hours on station we conducted 36 dredges, 18 grabs, 10 sediment cores, 14 hydrocasts and tow-yos, 15 camera-video tows, and 4 deployments of a vent fluid sampler. Twelve echosounder profiles with specific geological objectives were collected, partly during transit, and 59 operations plans involving 272 way-points were issued. A total of 207 km of cable was hauled, and a distance of 3100 miles sailed.

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Field Value
Title PACMANUS 4 Geoscientific Data 1997
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/37ba2368-ca7a-4f93-a1d5-44a0065f7807
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 08/10/1997 - 03/11/1997
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        141.0,
        -12.0
      ],
      [
        162.0,
        -12.0
      ],
      [
        162.0,
        -2.0
      ],
      [
        141.0,
        -2.0
      ],
      [
        141.0,
        -12.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "PACMANUS 4 Geoscientific Data 1997". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/pacmanus-4-geoscientific-data-19971