The Mountains in the Deep expedition crew wish all of the mothers out there a very happy Mother's Day! Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin. Download larger version (jpg, 7.4 MB).
The remotely operated vehicles on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer could not be deployed today due to weather conditions. Since we weren't diving, we spent the time mapping the seafloor. The mapping team was hard at work all night and all day. The rest of the team took an opportunity to get organized, enter data, crunch numbers, and analyze our progress so far. We are heading north and looking for better conditions so we can dive again tomorrow.
