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Multibeaming the seafloor

Diagrammatic image of ship multibeaming the Ross Sea seabed.

Diagrammatic representation of the Tangaroa multi beaming the seabed of the Ross Sea.

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Published: 3 December 2007Size: 21.24 KB
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