Map of Vai Lili dive and sample sites. The black lines are contours representing depths in meters. Bathymetry resolution is 0.5 meters. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2012: NE Lau Basin, NOAA-OER. Download image (jpg, 72 KB).
Map of Vai Lili dive and sample sites. The black lines are contours representing depths in meters. Bathymetry resolution is 0.5 meters. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2012: NE Lau Basin, NOAA-OER. Download image (jpg, 72 KB).
The Submarine Ring of Fire 2012 NE Lau Basin exploration team continued its transit onboard the R/V Roger Revelle towards its first dive target, Vai Lili. A science team meeting was held to discuss dive sites and sampling regime needs of each science team. The University of Bremen-based ROV team continued preparations of the ROV for the first dive and scientists began preparation of specialized sampling tools to collect sediment and bacterial mat samples at Vai Lili.