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Working from Home: Dante Cusolito
With some mechanical skills, foam board, and an oceanographic mind, Dante Cusolito found the perfect way to spend his time at home
WHOI Honors the 50th Anniversary of the Moonwalk
50 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on another world. Today the WHOI research vessel bearing his name carries on the legacy of exploration and discovery. R/V Neil Armstrong: one giant leap for the ocean.
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Newest Navy Research Vessel Is Named Neil Armstrong
WHOI Statement on the R/V Atlantis Rescue at Sea of 93 Egyptians
WHOI Hosts Tours of the Research Vessel Knorr
WHOI Selected to Operate Newest Navy Research Ship
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WHOI in the News
WHOI Ship Atlantis Helps with Search for Missing Sub
WHOI vessel tapped for Argentine sub search
Allied Marine Crane Outfits R/V Neil Armstrong
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From Oceanus Magazine
Life at the Edge
What makes the shelf break front such a productive and diverse part of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean? A group of scientists on the research vessel Neil Armstrong spent two weeks at sea in 2018 as part of a three-year, NSF-funded project to find out.
Students Get Their Sea Legs
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is known for its ocean-going research. But some incoming graduate students in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program may never have set foot a large research ship before. A new orientation cruise aboard the research vessel Neil Armstrong is introducing students to shipboard life and oceanographic research.
Illuminating the Ocean with Sound
WHOI’s new research vessel Niel Armstrong is equipped with an EK80 broadband acoustic echo sounder. Using a wide range of sound frequencies, it gives scientists the ability to identify and distinguish between different types of marine life in the depths.
The Quest for the Moho
For more than a century, scientists have made several attempts to drill a hole through Earth’s ocean crust to an interior layer of rock in Earth’s interior called the mantle.
Remembering Knorr
After an iconic, 44-year career, the research vessel Knorr left the dock at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in March for the last time. It also left a place in the hearts of many who sailed on the ship or who had simply seen it in Woods Hole. A few of the people who watched it depart shared their memories of Knorr in this audio postcard.
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Research Vessel Atlantis
One of the most sophisticated research vessels afloat and home to HOV Alvin.
Research Vessel Knorr
Designed to accommodate a wide range of oceanographic tasks.
Research Vessel Tioga
A small, fast boat designed and outfitted for oceanographic work close to shore.
University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS)
A small, fast boat designed and outfitted for oceanographic work close to shore.
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