Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Undersea robot to shoot BP oil plume in 3-D
[ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:23:57 GMT ]

WHOI's new deep-diving autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry is launched from the WHOI research vessel Atlantis off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, in this 2009 photograph, to search for cold seeps -- naturally occurring oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons that are leaking from the seafloor.Scientists geared up on Wednesday for a 12-day trip in the Gulf of Mexico with an undersea robot they hope will capture 3-D images of oil plumes from the BP spill.


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