ROV Deep Discoverer, working in conjunction with Seirios and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer’s dynamic positioning system, is able to get in close to the seafloor to image large rock outcrops on Dive 14 of the expedition. Currents had prevented previous attempts to dive in this location.
Deep Discoverer
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
ROV Deep Discoverer, working in conjunction with Seirios and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer’s dynamic positioning system, is able to get in close to the seafloor to image large rock outcrops on Dive 14 of the expedition. Currents had prevented previous attempts to dive in this location. Download larger version (jpg, 573 KB).
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