During the first year of the Our Submerged Past: Exploring Inundated Late Pleistocene (10,600 - 17,000 years ago) Caves in Southeast Alaska with Sunfish expedition, the expedition team will survey the region using side-scan sonar and then investigate underwater anomalies identified during the surveys using remotely operated vehicle SeaDrone Inspector, pictured here, in order to locate submerged entrances to ancient caves and rock shelters that can be explored during the second year of the expedition.
SeaDrone Inspector ROV
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During the first year of the Our Submerged Past: Exploring Inundated Late Pleistocene (10,600 - 17,000 years ago) Caves in Southeast Alaska with Sunfish expedition, the expedition team will survey the region using side-scan sonar and then investigate underwater anomalies identified during the surveys using remotely operated vehicle SeaDrone Inspector, pictured here, in order to locate submerged entrances to ancient caves and rock shelters that can be explored during the second year of the expedition.