Instructions:
1) After the QuickTime VR movie file has loaded, a 360° panorama will enable you to explore the window.
2) To look in any direction within the panorama, click and drag your mouse inside the QuickTime VR movie window.
You may need to download: Quicktime
A panorama of the Jason group preparing for a midnight launch of the vehicle from the fantail of the research vessel (R/V) Melville. Launches and recoveries can happen at almost any hour of the day or night since the operations go around the clock. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program