Ashley Burkett exclaims with delight as she plucks foraminifera from a glass sponge collected from the sea floor. Marley Parker © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution In Atlantis‘ Main Lab, Ashley…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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