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Saildrone Surveyor Away Team Completes Uncrewed Alaska Ocean Mapping Mission

Editor’s note: As we plan to use robotic probes to explore worlds in our solar system with oceans, missions that explore Earth’s oceans can serve as important pathfinders.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute Launches New Research Vessel That Will Change the Face of Ocean Exploration

Schmidt Ocean Institute launched today its newly refitted 110-meter global-class research vessel for use by scientists worldwide to dramatically advance marine science and push the frontiers of deep sea expedition.

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Away Team Tech: Icefin Diving Droid Provides An Unprecedented View Below The Antarctic Ice Shelf

High in a narrow, seawater-filled crevasse in the base of Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, cameras on the remotely operated Icefin underwater vehicle relayed a sudden change in scenery.

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 11 December 2022: Back at the ALCI Ice Runway and Airbase Facility

Keith, Over the last three days we pulled down the camp and completed a few last minute science chores before returning to the ALCI airbase facility.

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 8 December 2022: Traversing An Icy Ocean World And Thinking About Avatar 2

Keith The other day when Miles and I were using the Trimble GNSS equipment in the Aurkjosen Cirque area.

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Ocean World Away Teams: Alan Stern Announces Call for Mission Specialists for 2023 Titanic Expedition

Earth’s oceans remain the least explored and understood, yet most impactful ecosystems on the planet. With a longitudinal study of the Titanic, OceanGate Expeditions is working to change that.

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 6 December 2022: A Very Busy Week At Lake Untersee

Keith, We have been fairly busy the last week or so and our weather has been for the most part fairly good. That said, we have 45 knot winds today […]

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