During Windows to the Deep 2021, at-sea and shore-based science teams will work together to explore and map the seafloor and the water column of the Blake Plateau region of the North Atlantic Ocean. Our 24-hour operations will include ROV dives during the day and mapping operations at night. We will use the state-of-the-art deepwater mapping systems on Okeanos Explorer, our dual-bodied ROV system that can dive to depths of 6,000 meters (3.7 miles), and a high-bandwidth satellite connection for real-time ship-to-shore communications.
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Since our earliest days, we have been a substantial source of public funding for the discovery and protection of shipwrecks and other submerged cultural resources that open windows into the past to help us better understand the history of our nation.
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For each month in 2021, we are posting a wallpaper calendar along with historic and NOAA Ocean Exploration-relevant exploration highlights from that month from years past.
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The Deep Ocean Education Project website makes learning about the deep-sea accessible to all.
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