| Cruise ID | INDP09WT |
| Vessel | R/V THOMAS WASHINGTON |
| Title | INDOPAC Expedition (INDP) |
| Abstract | Most of the work will be carried out near and in the Challenger Deep of the Marianas Trench. The over-all goal is to contribute to the biology of the deep sea by providing estimates of the rates of some processes through the study of amphipods and their assosciated microbes. |
| Starting Port | Apra, Mariana Islands, Guam |
| Ending Port | Apra, Mariana Islands, Guam |
| Starting Date | 1977-01-12 |
| Ending Date | 1977-01-22 |
| Latitude Maximum | 13.4483 |
| Latitude Minimum | 11.226 |
| Longitude Maximum | 144.667 |
| Longitude Minimum | 140.583 |
| Principal Investigator | Yayanos, Aristides |
