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Ocean-Bottom Seismograph

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A sled used to inject a nontoxic dye
An ocean-bottom seismograph goes over the side of R/V Oceanus in early 2001, off Barbados. It will record long-period, low-frequency seismic waves for up to a year before the ship returns to retrieve the instrument. (Photo by John Whitehead, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)