AUV ABYSS Images (image)

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

Caption

These are AUV ABYSS images from the Pacific seafloor 10, 7.5, and 4 meters away. The upper two images show a stationary lander, also an autonomous underwater device The images c to f show manganese nodules recognizable as dark points on the seabed.

Credit

AUV-Team/GEOMAR

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