Deploying transponders at Explorer Ridge

From left to right: Michelle Burkholder, Yannick Beaudoin, Maurice Tivey, Susan Merle and Bill Chadwick prepare transponders for deployment at Explorer Ridge. The transponders (yellow ball in foreground) are used for AUV and ROV navigation. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2002, NOAA/OER.

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Submarine Ring of Fire 2002

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