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Good Morning, Jason!

Underwater vehicle pilot Akel Kevis-Stirling and WHOI engineering assistants Chris Judge and Ben Tradd, also a pilot (left to right), pause for a pre-dawn photo with the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason. The team was preparing the ROV for a sunrise research dive as part of a Science Verification Cruise this past November aboard the new research vessel Sally Ride, sister ship to the R/V Neil Armstrong. Jason recently underwent an upgrade that substantially increased the ROV’s capacity to carry scientific samples and instruments. (Photo by Tito Collasius, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)