Allowing us to see underwater
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Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF/V22.
The underwater state-of-the-art robotic vehicle ROPOS allows us to see what is happening at a highly active methane seep site -Southern Hydrate Ridge – hosting novel microbial communities sustained by methane and hydrogen sulfide. Watch life below the surface here.