Pilots on board NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer guide ROV Deep Discoverer’s manipulator arms to grab a sample of a sponge (porifera) and its associates during Dive 01 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration expedition.
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Pilots on board NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer guide ROV Deep Discoverer’s manipulator arms to grab a sample of a sponge (porifera) and its associates during Dive 01 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration expedition.
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