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August 22, 2020: Deep Discoverer

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer (D2) is recovered following a dive during the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Equipped with high-definition video cameras capable of delivering stunningly detailed imagery from 3.7 miles below the ocean surface back to shore, D2 provides scientists with unprecedented access to the deep ocean.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Download larger version (jpg, 13.9 MB).

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer (D2) is recovered following a dive during the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Equipped with high-definition video cameras capable of delivering stunningly detailed imagery from 6,000 meters (3.7 miles) below the ocean surface back to shore, D2 provides scientists with unprecedented access to the deep ocean.

Check out this video, “Engineering for Discovery,” to learn more about D2.