RV Investigator – mapping the sea floor (science version)

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Channel: CSIRO · 2017 · Science & Technology

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The Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator is equipped with the advanced geoscience equipment to take a range of measurements of the sea floor and beneath. This animation includes a list of the equipment and the capabilities available to scientists who use the vessel.

Video transcript available here: http://www.csiro.au/news/transcripts/YouTubeTranscripts/2014/Aug/RVInvestigator–mapping-the-sea-floor-science.html

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