Collecting and processing high-resolution mapping data is done from the Mission Control room. Here we monitor the sonars, clean and process files, and use specialized software to visualize seafloor features in three-dimensions. From left to right: Kasey Cantwell, Field Operations Specialist with NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; Lindsay McKenna, Expedition Coordinator with NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; and Abigail Casavant, Explorer-in-Training from the University of Rhode Island History and Underwater Archeology graduate program.
Mission Control
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Collecting and processing high-resolution mapping data is done from the Mission Control room. Here we monitor the sonars, clean and process files, and use specialized software to visualize seafloor features in three-dimensions. From left to right: Kasey Cantwell, Field Operations Specialist with NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; Lindsay McKenna, Expedition Coordinator with NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; and Abigail Casavant, Explorer-in-Training from the University of Rhode Island History and Underwater Archeology graduate program.

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