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Alvin Aloft

A team carefully unloaded the submersible Alvin from its support ship R/V Atlantis last week, as Atlantis prepares for a series of trips to recover and deploy instruments associated with the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative. Visitors will have a rare opportunity to see the sub up close while it is in town on Sunday, August 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Woods Hole Science Stroll will feature Alvin and other ocean robots, the NOAA research ship Bigelow, science displays, animal touch tanks, and hands on activities. The event is free and open to the public, but parking is limited.
(Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)