Doom 3: Maelstrom
2145TWO DAYS BEFORETHE FIRSTOUTBREAK
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THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
THE ROBERT BALLARD DEEP OCEAN LAB
DEPTH: 18,674 FEET, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE:
178 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
DATE: 03_11_2145
DAVID RODRIGUES LOOKED AT A SEISMIC map of the ocean floor, focusing on the mammoth Mid-Atlantic Ridge -- the world's greatest mountain chain, although miles under the surface of the ocean.
He saw a massive network of fissures -- potential problem areas -- all at different depths, spread throughout the ridge. Each area fed a steady stream of real-time information to the lab's computers.
Only days ago the lab got an early warning about a good-sized plate shift that was bound to produce some major fissures. But the information coming from the probes -- detailing the stress to the continental plates, the depth of bedrock, the possible path of erupting magma -- showed that the BallardLab itself was not in any danger. Good thing too. Anevacuation would be costly, not to mention years of work lost dow ... read full excerpt from: Doom 3: Maelstrom ebook
