NEW! View the Ridge 2000 Deep Sea Vent Tour in Google Earth! The Ridge 2000 Program is a multidisciplinary science research program focused on integrated geological and biological studies of the Earth-encircling oceanic spreading center system - from mantle to microbe. The Ridge 2000 Media Gallery includes photographs, maps, illustrations and videos from all aspects of the Ridge2000 program. Scientific data from the Ridge 2000 Program is publicly accessible and is made available through the Ridge 2000 Data Portal. Additional resources for Educators are available through the Ridge 2000 Website. Videos are also available through the Ridge 2000 YouTube Channel.

The MARGINS program focuses on the coordinated, interdisciplinary investigation of the continental margins. Data from the MARGINS Program can be accessed through the MARGINS Data Portal.

GeoMapApp is a Java-based data exploration, visualization and analysis tool that may be freely downloaded and will run on all platforms with a JRE (Windows, MacOSX, Solaris and Linux). GeoMapApp provides direct access to and interaction with the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) data and thousands of datasets from hundreds of sources. Additional resources for Educators wishing to use GeoMapApp are available on the GeoMapApp website

The GeoPRISMS Program focuses upon the coordinated, interdisciplinary investigation of the continental margins through two initiatives: the Subduction Cycles and Deformation (SCD) and Rift Initiation and Evolution (RIE). Data from the GeoPRISMS Program can be accessed through the GeoPRISMS Data Portal.

Includes images and maps from the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. Data are available through the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal.

The Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis is a continuously-updated compilation of seafloor topography derived from multibeam bathymetry data. Images in this gallery highlight topographic and bathymetric features from around the world. The GMRT compilation can also be used to create your own maps and grids and is the basemap in the data visualization and interaction tool GeoMapApp.