Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) pilots aboard Research Vessel Falkor (too) use ROV SuBastian’s manipulator arm to take a core sample of bacteria and sediment near the El Quisco Seep Area, which supported the Exploring Deep-Sea Methane Seeps Along the Chile Margin project.
Sampling the Seafloor
Image courtesy of ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute.
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Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) pilots aboard Research Vessel Falkor (too) use ROV SuBastian’s manipulator arm to take a core sample of bacteria and sediment near the El Quisco Seep Area, which supported the Exploring Deep-Sea Methane Seeps Along the Chile Margin project.