The arm of remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer reaches out to collect a rock sample during Dive 02 of the Seascape Alaska 3 expedition. This well-cemented, fractured mudstone, collected at a depth of 2,165 meters (7,105 feet), was one of three geological samples collected during the dive.
Rock Sample Collection
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The arm of remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer reaches out to collect a rock sample during Dive 02 of the Seascape Alaska 3 expedition. This well-cemented, fractured mudstone, collected at a depth of 2,165 meters (7,105 feet), was one of three geological samples collected during the dive.