June 10, 2021: Deep Discoverer
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014. Download larger version (jpg, 36 KB).
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Deep Discoverer leaves the seafloor after completing the last dive of the 2014 field season at the end of the Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014 expedition. Over the course of the three-leg expedition, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners collected critical data for the science and management communities that will expand our understanding of this region. We collected high-resolution multibeam sonar data covering 36,200 square kilometers of seafloor and conducted 16 highly successful ROV dives, which explored 6 seamounts and 9 canyons.
From: Mission Summary.