Artist conception of Sentry AUV at work

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The autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry cruises near the seafloor, detecting plumes of hydrothermal vent fluid and mapping the bottom in a "mowing the lawn" pattern. Sonar is used to create high-resolution maps, while cameras can photograph the bottom in an overlapping pattern for creating mosaics. (Animation by Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)