The team preps Seirios and Deep Discoverer for the first remotely operated vehicle dive of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition on a cloudy morning.

Remotely Operated Vehicle Seirios

While remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Seirios isn't usually the star of the show during dives from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, by acting as a brilliant source of light in the “night sky” of the ocean and providing illumination and a wide-angle view from above for her counterpart, ROV Deep Discoverer, Seirios plays an invaluable role in allowing this dynamic duo of robots to explore together.

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XPRIZE Finalists Test New Technologies for $1 Million NOAA Bonus Prize
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Dr. Amanda Kelley, Dr. Brenda Konar (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and science Diver Rob Robbins descend under the sea ice at Cape Evens Antarctica to retrieve a seaFET pH sensor after a year-long deployment.
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Océano Profundo 2018: Dive 15: Baby Shark

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Océano Profundo 2018: Dive 13: Tangled, Tangled, Little Star

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Océano Profundo 2018: Dive 12: Mona Canyon

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Océano Profundo 2018: Dive 8: Psychedelic Medusa

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