Image showing the bathymetry data acquired by NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during the third Gulf of Mexico Expedition cruise leg. In total, 15,106.9 square kilometers were mapped - an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2012. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).
A planned dive to the north of Keathley Canyon was cancelled today due to high winds and heavy seas. The ship spent the day mapping an area south of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Personnel spent much of the day wrapping up cruise items in preparation for coming into port tomorrow, and an end of cruise meeting was held for mission personnel on the bow, during which they were thanked for their hard work during the cruise.
