ROV Jason
Oceanus Magazine: Racing an undersea volcano
Scientists hurry to map the seafloor with Sentry before the next volcanic eruption on the East Pacific Rise.
Read MoreUnderway: VISIONS’20 Expedition. Watch Jason at work on the sea floor.
ROV Jason is at sea on the R/V Thompson for a 30-day maintenance cruise to service the Regional Cabled Array. From University of Washington’s Interactive Oceans: Jason will again be diving to depths as great as 9500 ft beneath the oceans’ surface, on the highly active summit of Axial Seamount where underwater hot springs covered…
Read MoreSciTechDaily: Hydrothermal fluid from Picard Vents leads to discovery that transforms understanding of hydrogen depletion at the seafloor
Using samples collected by ROV Jason II and Nereus, Scientists analyzing hydrothermal fluid from Piccard vents at Mid-Cayman Rise found “non-biological processes deplete hydrogen that was thought to be readily available to subseafloor microbial communities; discovery could impact global hydrogen budget.” Read the article here.
Read MoreTaking the long way home
Getting Jason and Sentry back to Woods Hole in the face of cancelled expeditions, closed ports, and tropical cyclones
Read MoreCOVID-19 information for NDSF user community
Following guidance from UNOLS and our host site Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the National Deep Submergence Facility is monitoring the situation related to COVID-19 closely and taking appropriate actions to keep our team and users safe. We are in the process of bringing all vehicles back to their home port in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.…
Read MoreMashable: Watch an earthquake startle a swam of deep-sea shrimp
A video captured by ROV Jason earlier this month shows the reaction of deep-sea shrimp when a 4.7 earthquake struck 100 miles away. Watch the video footage at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and read the Mashable story.
Read MoreVineyard Current: Andy Bowen on the past and future of deep sea exploration
Listen as NDSF Director Andy Bowen reflects on deep sea exploration and the challenges of building the robots of the future on an episode of The Vineyard Current, produced by MVYRadio. The interview aired to preview a talk Bowen will give at Falmouth Academy’s Community Forum on February 6 at 7pm. Bowen will share the…
Read MoreChristian Science Monitor: How the deep sea could unlock outer space
Read an article in the Christian Science Monitor exploring how deep-sea research by the oceanographic community—long enabled by NDSF vehicles—has redefined the understanding of where life can exist. Now that knowledge is being used to look for life beyond Earth.
Read MoreROV Jason mention: Deep-sea rocks and the origin of a massive methane reservoir
New research from scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution published in the PNAS uses rock samples from around the world, some gathered by ROV Jason, to identify a new source of methane beneath the seafloor.
Read MoreSubmersibles Take Scientists to Deep Sea Volcanic Sites
Dr. Rebecca Carey from the University of Tasmania describes what she saw when 1000m beneath the surface at the Lōihi Seamount in Hawaii in this audio program on Australia’s ABC RN.
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