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Atlantis Command Center:
The Command Center replica shows a working, high-tech ocean environmental monitoring station, complete with video screens, computer readouts, telephones, input buttons, dials, charts and diagrams. |
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ABE Model:
The Autonomous Benthic Explorer (ABE), an unmanned robot explorer, can 'fly' over an area to make detailed maps or collect data. It can monitor geological and biological changes in hydrothermal vents and gather information via time-lapse movies. |
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Alvin Sphere Interior:
Alvin , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's underwater workhorse, accommodates two scientists and a pilot in its 7-foot-diameter titanium sphere in the front of the submarine. |
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Alvin Sphere Exterior:
Three scientists can fit inside Alvin 's personnel sphere where they experience the wonders of the deep, dark ocean. This full-size model of the sphere is an exciting interactive within a fabulous new exhibit. |
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Jason Model:
Jason , a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, is an unmanned explorer that is connected to a mother ship via a fiber optic tether. Scientists use its mechanical arm to collect undersea samples and its many cameras to collect quality still and video images. |
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Titanic Model:
EXTREME DEEP includes a scale model of the Titanic , discovered in 1985, backed by actual footage taken at the site, which puts patrons virtually on top of the wreckage. |
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Yellow Submarine:
Young visitors may 'pilot' a mini-submarine using a play periscope in a simulated undersea environment. This is a fantastic interactive environment for the children. |
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Deep Dive Encounter (Horizontal)
This area offers opportunities for hands-on exploration of life at the bottom of the sea. Museum visitors experience the wonder and beauty of the oceans' middle waters and that of the very deepest sea. |
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Deep Dive Encounter (Vertical):
Museum visitors experience the wonder and beauty of the oceans' deepest waters. |
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Deep Sea Vents:
This display depicts creatures that live in proximity to the warmth of the vents. At depths where light doesn't penetrate, faunae rely on a process called chemosynthesis, in which they process chemicals including hydrogen sulfide for their food. |
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Actual Alvin underwater:
The three-person submersible Alvin can dive to just under 15,000 feet, enabling it to reach much of the world's ocean floor. The sub typically makes 150-200 dives each year. |
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