The SAS-12 AUV produced this very high resolution image of the Prudence Island shipwreck using its synthetic aperture sonar.

The SAS-12 produced this image of the Prudence Island shipwreck during AUVfest 2008. The SAS-12 synthetic aperture sonar produces images at very high resolution. Note the lines the buoy chain has left in the sand. Image courtesy of AUVfest 2008: Partnership Runs Deep, Navy/NOAA, OceanExplorer.noaa.gov

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AUVfest 2008

AUVfest 2008: Mission Summary

AUVfest 2008: May 19 Log

NOAA Ocean Explorer Gallery

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