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Comiclog: Rosa León-Zayas

August 3, 2022

Click image for larger view. Willamette University environmental microbiologist Rosa León-Zayas describes her path, from a young girl living in a small town in Puerto Rico who first dreamed of…

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Reaching extreme depths with DAP

August 2, 2022

The R/V Atlantis deck team successfully recovers the Deep Sea Autonomous Profiler (DAP) on the evening of Thursday, July 28th, 2022. (Photo by Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) On…

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Hunting for deep-ocean plastics

August 1, 2022

Erin Garza processes a plastic sample collected from the Puerto Rico Trench. (Photo by Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) As the Alvin Team runs through their pre-dive checklist, Erin…

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Welcome to the revolution

July 29, 2022

Dr. Rosa León Zayas exits Alvin with a big smile after completing the first science dive to abyssal depths in the Puerto Rico Trench. (Photo by Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole…

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Bienvenidos a la revolución

July 29, 2022

León Zayas emerge de Alvin después de bucear a 6.055 metros de profundidad en la Trinchera de Puerto Rico. (Por Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Después del desayuno, el…

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Comiclog: Verifying what?

July 28, 2022

What’s Alvin going to do with that 6500 certification? It’s bringing people to so much more of the seafloor-and bringing back samples so we can learn more about the ocean…

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It’s official!

July 28, 2022

A team at NAVSEA headquarters stands beneath a replica of Alvin as it appeared in the late-1970s. From left to right: Kim Tran (SEA 05), Chip Tucker (SEA 05), Van…

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Back to our regularly scheduled science

July 27, 2022

Bruce Strickrott smiles as Chief Scientist Adam Soule signs the final pre-dive check sheet for the first science dive since Alvin received its 6,500 meter certification. Marley Parker â’¸ Woods…

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Segal’s law of navigation

July 25, 2022

WHOI software engineer Stefano Suman inside Alvin with the sub’s navigation screen above him. (Photo by Ken Kostel, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Segal’s Law states (albeit ironically) that someone with…

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Troubleshooting Alvin

July 24, 2022

Rick Sanger preps Alvin for Dive 5081. (Photo by Alvin Team, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Dive 5085 came up after achieving what was then a record depth for Alvin of…

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