Crew members prepare the CTD rosette.
CTD Rosette
Image courtesy of Deepwater Canyons 2013 - Pathways to the Abyss, NOAA-OER/BOEM/USGS. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

Crew members prepare the CTD rosette, which on this expedition will also carry a coring device to physically sample the seafloor. The yellow spheres at top-left are part of a benthic lander.

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