Newt Powers
@newtp
Did you know that underwater robots map methane bubbling up from the seafloor? I’ve been fascinated with remotely operated underwater vehicles, or ROVs, and their roles in exploration, bathymetry (seafloor mapping), species identification, and eDNA collection. Actually I’m building one myself!! More info later!
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vanakkam
@vanakkam
But we can’t really monitor the whole ocean right? Especially places like the Arctic and Antarctica those areas must be super hard to track
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Newt Powers
@newtp
There are startups building autonomous underwater robots to do so, but it’ll be a long while until we can monitor the whole ocean. Colder environments with more ice certainly are tougher
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