A smiling researcher in a ship's laboratory weighs a sample basket using a handheld digital scale.
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Anna Processing a Rock Sample
Data manager Anna Lienesch weighs a rock sample collected during Dive 03 of the 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration expedition. Geological samples collected during expeditions on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer are archived with the Marine Geological Samples Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island.
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NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration