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Jason, Deconstructed

The remotely operated vehicle Jason (left), which also includes its partner vehicle Medea (right), is a relatively uncommon sight around Woods Hole because the system is in such high demand. Even more uncommon is to see Jason without its telltale blue-and-yellow syntactic foam covering. Jason and Medea were at WHOI recently for a brief maintenance period before heading west to continue a packed dive schedule that includes visits to NW Rota and the South Pacific in 2014 and early 2015.(Photo by Ken Kostel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)