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The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry was used in the Gulf of Mexico directly after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 to map oil plumes and to search for hard bottom on the sea floor.
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AUV Sentry

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a burning oil platform
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Sampling the Source

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animation of scan of ocean floor
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

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One-meter-tall plastic drifters are released into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012. Over 300 of these drifters were released and their location information was sent to researchers every five minutes through GPS satellite.
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Deploying GLAD Drifters

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The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

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A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
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Johnson-Sea-Link Submersible

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A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

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Drifters deployed into the Gulf of Mexico sent location information back to scientists through a GPS satellite. Some of the 5.7 million data points about the drifters locations are seen in this map of the Gulf.
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Tracking CARTHE Drifters

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This small drone helped scientists to follow a trail of pink dye tracking ocean movement below the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Following the Dye by Drone

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Professor Scott Glenn at Smithsonian with Historic Underwater Glider
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Scarlet Knight Showcased at Smithsonian

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A screenshot from video of a school of fish swimming.
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Bob the Drifter

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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

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