@Scripps_Ocean's newest research vessel. Honoring the legacy of America's first woman in space. Traveling the Pacific Ocean supporting research and exploration!
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Welcome aboard @RVSallyRide, #STEMSEAS crew! The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Student Experiences Aboard Ships program aims to increase diversity in geological and ocean sciences through transformative participatory experiences.
In 2019, researchers and crew onboard R/V Sally Ride mapped a seamount located 1,000 miles southwest of Honolulu. 🚢 Now, that seafloor feature has been named in honor of the late @Scripps_Ocean geophysicist Walter Munk! Read about the Walter Munk Guyot: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/seamou…
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Cool news alert! A newly discovered seafloor feature has been named in honor of the late Scripps geophysicist Walter Munk. Mapped by @RVSallyRide in 2019, the Walter Munk Guyot is located 1,000 miles south of Honolulu & rises 12,500 ft above the seafloor: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/seamou…
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Today we're celebrating the birthday of the late Sally Ride: trailblazing astronaut, physicist, @UCSanDiego educator, and namesake of our ship @RVSallyRide! 🎉 Ride's legacy lives on through @SallyRideSci, a #STEM-focused education program that she co-founded to inspire youth.
ALT NASA astronaut Sally Ride smiling and wearing a headset
ALT Rear view of a research vessel at sea. The name "Sally Ride" and the words "San Diego CA" are visible.
ALT A research vessel in the ocean with the La Jolla coastline and Scripps Pier visible in the background.
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She’s got shiny new props and 96, 3.5kHz ducers now! Have fun trying to sleep with this on:). #earplugs
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After surveying 36,000 acres of seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles in an area reported to have been a chemical dumping ground, Scripps researchers have identified over 27,000 possible barrels, and 100,000 total debris objects on the seafloor. Read more: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scripp…
ALT A bright green autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is deployed off a research vessel into the ocean.
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Two AUVs used were deployed to work in tandem to map the seabed at a high resolution. The robots adjust to changes in the topography flying at a constant 20 meters above the seafloor, using high frequency side-scan sonar to send signals 150 meters on each side of the vehicle.
ALT An illustration of a research vessel at sea, with two autonomous underwater vehicles on the seafloor below
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Scripps scientists aboard the @RVRogerRevelle are live on YouTube as they sample hot vents at the East Pacific Rise. Led by @Ross_PT, they're monitoring the vents during the buildup to the next seafloor lava eruption, which is expected in a year or so: youtube.com/watch?v=d9Z2gWmo…
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I got to know lots about Sally Ride from my job at her academic home for over 20 yrs @UCSDPhySci & occupying her former office at Cass.ucsd.edu. Her legacy lives on @SallyRideSci and the world's newest and most sophisticated oceanographic research vessel @RVSallyRide
To mark the 20th anniversary of Sally Ride Science, check out "20 Things You Might Not Know About Sally Ride" incl: after becoming the first American woman in space, she appeared on Sesame Street. Learn more about Sally Ride here go.ucsd.edu/3bUCUHm #SRS20
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"In terms of the mission, I’m just mind blown. They have to cover almost 50,000 acres of seafloor at 3,000 ft deep.” @RosannaXia describes how Scripps researchers aboard @RVSallyRide are using underwater robots to search for DDT off California. Learn more: latimes.com/environment/stor…
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Reporter @RosannaXia explains how scientists are using high-tech robots to comb the ocean floor for DDT dumping sites tonight on #LATimesToday at 7 and 10 p.m. on @SpecNews1SoCal
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Scripps researchers aboard @RVSallyRide are using underwater "Roombas" to scan the seafloor for discarded barrels of DDT. The robots will help researchers create a detailed map of the dump site, a first step in understanding the issue. Via @SmithsonianMag smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
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“We want to provide a common base map of what’s on the seabed at a high enough resolution.” Scripps’ Eric Terrill discusses an expedition aboard @RVSallyRide & use of deep-sea ‘Roombas’ to comb the sea floor for DDT waste barrels off Catalina. Via @latimes latimes.com/environment/stor…
Great shot by Captain Wes Hill from the nearby @RVRogerRevelle of @RVSallyRide leaving San Diego. Read more about the ship’s important next mission in the @latimes. 📷 by latimes.com/environment/stor…
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Cruise picture: SR2011 @RVSallyRide.
After two weeks in the ETNP #OMZ, we are going back to San Diego with lots of samples and data. Time for packing and testing during 5 days of transit.
#science #oceanography
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Sea-going scientist and staff member @melissatruth has been on over 40 research cruises, including many on @RVSallyRide. Melissa said the late Sally Ride is one of her role models due to her work as an astronaut, physicist, and #STEM educator. "What an amazing life and career."
ALT A woman in a hard hat stands on a research vessel at sea. An orange lifesaver next to her has the words "R/V Sally Ride" on it.
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An expedition that would normally take two years to coordinate was fast-tracked in five months thanks to a team of researchers including scientists at @Scripps_Ocean. Aboard the @RVSallyRide, they'll scour the seafloor for DDT waste barrels. latimes.com/environment/stor…
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Benthalbella dentata, the Northern Pearleye is a midwater lizardfish with not only telescopic eyes but also special organs called pearl organs that may allow them to expand their range of vision! Collected on the @RVSallyRide for the #SiphWeb project with @anelachoy #fishes
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Led by @anelachoy, Scripps scientists are aboard the @RVSallyRide, using mid-water trawls to sample siphonophores – colonial invertebrates related to jellyfish – and deep sea fish. Learn more about Choy's work and the #pollution that plagues these depths: youtube.com/watch?v=Zc-X9qS-…
Benthalbella dentata, the Northern Pearleye is a midwater lizardfish with not only telescopic eyes but also special organs called pearl organs that may allow them to expand their range of vision! Collected on the @RVSallyRide for the #SiphWeb project with @anelachoy #fishes
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This Highfin Dragonfish, Bathophilus flemingi, has a stunning bronze-gold sheen under angled light. Encountered on the #SiphWeb @RVSallyRide cruise lead by @anelachoy #dragonfish #deepseafish #lilcutie
