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Robot 'paints' a stunning seascape.(ABE, underwater vehicle of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution )
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Oceanus
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Kusek, Kristen M.
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Painting with sonar, each brushstroke a "ping" of sound reflected off the seafloor, the robotic underwater vehicle called ABE created a masterpiece of a landscape--one that is submerged about a mile deep in the Pacific Ocean.
On an international expedition last summer, scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) collected sonar data with ABE (the Autonomous Benthic Explorer) that was turned into a richly textured three-dimensional seascape of the cantankerously cratered Brothers Volcano, roughly 290 miles (537 kilometers) northeast of New Zealand.
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