The eNotes Blog I want to be under the sea Google Releases Street View of the OceanFloor

I want to be under the sea Google Releases Street View of the OceanFloor Attention Jacques Cousteau, Steve Zissou, and general oceanographer wannabes: you can now visit the sea beds of the world from your very computer. Thats because this week Google unveiled its latest addition to Google Mapsstreet views of six of the worlds most breathtaking coral reefs. Via this new addition, you can now view a   sea turtle swimming among a school of fish  in the Great Barrier Reef,  follow a manta ray, visit  an  ancient boulder coral  near Apo Island in the Philippines,   join snorkelers in Oahu’s Hanauma Bay,  and much more. To capture these amazing images, Google turned to  The Catlin Seaview Survey, whose team members occasionally dive into view of some of the photos. [The divers] used a specialized SVII camera to capture the images. Every three seconds while traveling at about 2.5 miles/hour, the camera captures a 360-degree panorama with geolocation information and a compass heading. Only two of the cameras are in existence worldwide. We just had to give it up for the amazing science and technology behind this project, which not only reminds us that the world is an awe-inspiring place, but also allows the landlubbers among us to discover every piece of it. Looking for interesting Science and Marine Biology QA? Weve got that! What is a red tide? What are some interesting facts about stingrays? How does oxygen naturally enter an aquatic ecosystem? What is the significance of the marine ecosystem on world biology? What is the difference between fresh-water biology and marine biology?