Nereid Under Ice (NUI) hybrid ROV
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Earth’s Northernmost Seafloor Hydrothermal System Shows Even More Variety In Vent Styles Than Expected

by Keith Cowing

A new study about Earth’s northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. This has important implications for understanding the origin of these vents […]

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Away Team Droid Tech: Towards Automated Sample Collection and Return in Extreme Underwater Environments

by Keith Cowing

In this report, we present the system design, operational strategy, and results of coordinated multi-vehicle field demonstrations of autonomous marine robotic technologies in search-for-life missions within the Pacific shelf margin […]

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