The Little Hercules ROV is launched for the expedition's first and only dive on the Paramount Seamounts. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 670 KB).
The Little Hercules ROV is launched for the expedition's first and only dive on the Paramount Seamounts. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 670 KB).
At 1:45 a.m., we launched the Institute for Exploration's Little Hercules ROV for the first dive of the expedition. Due to our delayed departure from Costa Rica, this will be our first and only dive on the Paramount Seamounts. We believe this will be the first ever submersible dive in the area.
