Mapping the World's Oceans with the R/V Marcus G. Langseth

The R/V Langseth is a research ship operated by the Climate School's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. It’s currently one of just five global class vessels-research vessels capable of long-duration missions in extreme environments, i.e., pretty much any part of Earth’s oceans save areas covered by ice-and serves as the national facility for seismic imaging in the U.S.
In this short interview, LDEO's Director of Marine Operations, Sean Higgins, describes the capabilities of the Langseth and the value it provides to science and planetary understanding.
This video accompanies a news story about the Langseth published on State of the Planet.
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