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ROV Jason Jr. surveys through hull window into stateroom U. at RMS Titanic wreck site.

ROV Jason Jr. surveys through hull window into stateroom U. at RMS Titanic wreck site.
ROV Jason Jr. surveys through hull window into stateroom U. at RMS Titanic wreck site.
ROV Jason Jr. surveys through hull window into stateroom U. at RMS Titanic wreck site.
ROV Jason Jr. surveys through hull window into stateroom U. at RMS Titanic wreck site.
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ROV Jason Jr. surveys through hull window into stateroom U. at RMS Titanic wreck site.
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07/01/1986
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Date is approximate. In July 1986, nine months after their discovery of the wreck, the WHOI Deep Submergence Laboratory team returned to the site to conduct test dives as part of the continuing development of the lab's Argo/Jason imaging system, designed for scientific missions to explore and photograph the deep sea floor. In this image, Jason Jr. peers through a hatch into one of the Titanic's state rooms.
Image of The Day caption:
In 1985, a WHOI-led team discovered the site of the most fabled shipwreck in history: the RMS Titanic. In 1986, a group returned to examine the wreck in more detail (above). Today, another team sets off from St. John's, Newfoundland, for the wreck that includes WHOI's Director of Special Projects Dave Gallo, research specialist Bill Lange, and members of the REMUS operating group. Expedition Titanic will deploy the WHOI-designed autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) REMUS and other instruments to survey the wreck and surrounding seafloor in high-definition and three-dimensions.
Caption from Down to the Sea for Science, Pg. 152:
With its exploration of RMS Titanic in 1986, WHOI's prototype remotely operated vehicle Jason Jr. proved that Deep Submergence Laboratory scientists and engineers were on the right track.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 58, No. 1, Pg. 59:
WHOI RELEASES RARE VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE FIRST SUBMERSIBLE DIVES TO RMS TITANIC It has been almost 38 years since the remains of the RMS Titanic were first discovered lying on the ocean floor. This February, WHOI debuted 80 minutes of rare video footage from the 1986 expedition using three-person research submersible Alvin and the then newly developed remotely operated vehicle Jason Jr. to explore the famous wreck. Most of the footage had never been released to the public.
ROV Jason Jr. was ultimately lost at sea in 1991.
Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Archives
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