The bow of the Titanic: A picture of the bow of the Titanic 2.5 miles below the ocean's surface.
The bow of the Titanic: A picture of the bow of the Titanic 2.5 miles below the ocean's surface.
Courtesy RMS Titanic

This summer the Science Museum of Minnesota is hosting Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.

Here's a link to an interesting story on MSNBC about shipwrecks that capture the imagination. The article is pretty fluff, but has enough info to start a Google search on the shipwrecks that interest you. Check it out!

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not_LeonardoD says:

Thanks, Joe. The exhbit looks fun!

posted on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 5:21pm
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Candace says:

i heard that the titanic would fall apart because of all the rust over the years, is that true?

posted on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 10:38pm
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Joe says:

Yes, that is true. It is slowly corroding in the salt water of the ocean.

posted on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 1:15pm
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Joe says:

But wait, my source for this was old...the rusticles have been found to actually be living microbes that are eating the ship's iron. Check it out.

posted on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 10:06pm

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