Alvins upgrade has been in the works forover four years, with its last iterationcompletedin 2021.
You may remember the intrepid craft for itsvisitto the wreck ofTitanicin 1986.
All six dives were successful, showcasing that the vehicle could indeed dive thousands of feet deeper than before.
Alvin sampling a hydrothermal vent in 2021.Photo: WHOI-MISO, D. Fornari, S. A. Soule, WHOI/NSF/2022, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The deep sea is filled withbiodiversity,much of which looks strangecomparedto life on land.
Consider theglowing nudibranchidentified late last year, after mystifying scientists with its perplexing structure for over a quarter century.
you’re able to read about Alvins incredible historyhere, in a story celebrating the submersibles 60th anniversary.
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