With about 95 percent still unexplored, the ocean is mankind’s final frontier here on Earth. And at this very moment you can join scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in their quest to learn more about this deep blue void. The United States’ only federally funded ship designated for ocean exploration, the Okeanos Explorer, is on another mission to explore noteworthy sites at the bottom of the sea. This time, the crew is cruising off the coast of New England in the Atlantic Ocean gathering data about deep-sea canyons and mountain ranges. Above, you can watch live video feeds from the ocean rover
and listen to scientists explaining what they’re seeing.
Screenshot from a Sept. 23 Deep Discoverer dive. (Credit: NOAA).
Today they’re sending the rover of a 4,200-foot dive to check out a minor canyon just east of Veatch Canyon. This is the fourth divewithin ...
