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Painting Rainbows On The Seafloor

Painting Rainbows on Seafloor
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Ocean Exploration Trust

In this hands-on STEAM activity, students will learn about modern multibeam mapping SONAR technology and the data products created using maps from a 2017 E/V Nautilus expedition to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in Mexico. After examining and interpreting different bathymetric maps produced by the Corps of Exploration, students will paint their own watercolor bathymetry in this art integration activity.

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Prep time and materials cost minimal, may require printing.

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