About the North Pond Expedition

Aboard the German research vessel RV Maria S. Merian, Katrina Edwards of the USC College and an international team of marine scientists undertake a three-week ocean expedition to a point about 20 degrees north and three miles above a lake of sediment on the sea floor known as North Pond. Their goal: To drill for microbial life. For more information, contact Carl Marziali at (213) 740-4751 or marziali@usc.edu.