Research vessels are equipped with labs, such as this one on R/V Atlantis, where WHOI biologist Stace Beaulieu views images relayed from the human-occupied submersible Alvin from the seafloor. Ship labs include walk-in freezers, delicate microscopes, sonar and other acoustic devices, and of course, many, many computers. (Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)[back]
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