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Galapagos 2005 Expedition. This Miniature Autonomous Plume Recorder (MAPR) is a self-contained instrument for recording temperature, pressure and optical data. 10 MAPRs were strung at various points on the wire above and the line below , the DSL120 clump weight, for the purpose of collecting data and detecting anomalies that may indicate the presence of hydrothermal plumes.

Image ID: expl1239, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Credit: UCSB, Univ. S. Carolina, NOAA, WHOI.

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