An underwater drone successfully collects a seawater sample above a coral reef

When the underwater drone pushes out bubbles, it indicates that a sample of seawater has been successfully collected. Credit: OIST/ NTT Communications

Date:

15 February 2024

Creator:

merle-naidoo

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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