Uruguay Began an Unprecedented Expedition to the Bottom of the Sea: “It’s an Intense, Historic and Exciting Moment”
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The live transmission from the scientific ship Falkor Too began at 8:46 local. “This trip to the unknown begins today and will have us submerged for a month,” said Álvaro Carranza, a scientist responsible for the mission
It is the scientific expedition "Uruguay SUB200" that brings together a wide consortium of Uruguayan and other institutions together with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Following the Argentine furor over the scientific mission to the Mar del Plata submarine canyon with biologists and professionals from Conicet and the team from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the Falkor (too) vessel set sail this Saturday morning from the Uruguayan city of Montevideo, heading for the deep ocean. This is a new marine expedition, named Uruguay Sub200, and is also an unprecedented scientific project in the neighboring country. The li…
The study, involving 37 scientists, including 28 Uruguayans, uses state-of-the-art technologies and the remotely operated vehicle ROV SuBastian, capable of reaching depths above 1,000 metres.
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