The MARS Ocean Observatory in Monterey Bay (IMAGE)

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

The MARS Ocean Observatory in Monterey Bay

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The Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) will allow scientists to perform long-term and real-time experiments 900 meters below the surface of Monterey Bay. The main MARS science node (orange box with sloping sides) will connect to shore through a 52-km-long power and fiber-optic cable. MARS will serve as an engineering, science, and education test bed for even more extensive ocean observatories in the US and Canada.

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David Fierstein (c) 2005 MBARI

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