Bathymetric map showing the high-resolution multibeam data acquired by Okeanos Explorer so far during the INDEX 2010 Expedition. The red polygon shows the area mapped on July 31, 2010. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 61 KB).
Okeanos Explorer spent the day mapping, acquiring high-resolution multibeam data in the northeast of our approved area of operation. Multibeam mapping operations during Leg 3 operations have typically taken place in the evening and through the night, with ROV operations during daylight hours. Today the ship focused on mapping, acquiring data over the two ridges in the northeast area of our approved area of operation. So far during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition, the Okeanos Explorer has mapped in high-resolution more than 25,000 square kilometers of Indonesia's seafloor. This area is nearly equivalent to the U.S. state of Vermont, or more than 1.5 times the size of north Sulawesi.
