The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer mapping team hard at work in the control room. During the 60+ hours of transit, the ship is continuously collecting data with three different types of sonar.
Mapping Team
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin. Download larger version (jpg, 3.9 MB).

The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer mapping team hard at work in the control room. During the 60+ hours of transit, the ship is continuously collecting data with three different types of sonar.

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