The robot’s maps were examined to chalk out the human ... Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, is believed to harbor hydrothermal vents beneath its icy surface. Moreover, understanding ...

“The high-resolution maps from Sentry allow us to spot likely ... Alvin has proven critical in discovering hydrothermal vents since it first started exploring an oceanic spreading ridge north ...

The scientists also created a high-resolution map that showed “seafloor features as small as a coffee table” and enabled them to identify hydrothermal vent structures. “The ability to carry ...

Even in the near-freezing deep sea, organisms are able to thrive. But are hydrothermal vents where life began? Hydrothermal vents, located on the seafloor, release a fluid that has been superheated ...

SuBastian to map the pockmarks at a higher resolution. The robot confirmed the presence of hydrothermal vents - fissures from which geothermally heated water rises - finding three on the larger ...

These maps were then analyzed to plan the human ... offering the opportunity for multiple discoveries in a single dive. Hydrothermal vents sustain life even in the deepest and darkest corners ...

Hydrothermal vents are some of the weirdest places under ... relied on underwater robots to map out an area of the ocean floor roughly the size of Manhattan. Only about one-fifth of the ocean ...

The maps generated by the AUV sonars are similar in scale to what is used in land-based geological surveying and mapping using a variety of sophisticated techniques that include drone mapping and ...

Its discovery was made possible thanks to high-resolution mapping technologies that can create maps with up to 3-centimeter (1.2-inch) resolution. Discovering new hydrothermal vents is one benefit ...