Dive 542

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Comments - Dive R542 (South Cleft Area)

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SHIP NAV ONLY

SHIP NAV ONLY

Automated Logging System not giving accurate information!! All auto time, heading, depth and utm position information inaccurate! CORRECT TIME AND POSITION ENTRIES ARE FOUND IN COMMENTS COLUMN. !!NO ACOUSTIC NAV THIS DIVE! SHIP NAV ONLY!!

Tasks: Deploy Cleft extensometers 8-12 at benchmarks 8-12. Pressure measurements and infared links with extensometers.

Bottom time: JD184(7/2) 1042-JD185(7/3) 1423

09:06 ROPOS in Water

10:38:09 Jul 02 '00

2170

294

50 metres above bottom. 10:39. Ropos has left the cage.

10:40:23 Jul 02 '00

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287

10:42:20 - Landed right next to extensometer 7!

10:44:17 Jul 02 '00

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166

10:46 - we are going to move Bmrk-7 with the extensometer because it had tilted since we left it at the end of dive 541.

10:57:17 Jul 02 '00

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143

1100 - At edge of cleft, part of rim gave way when ROPOS set down, now looking for another place to set the extensometer down so that benchmark can be adjusted, pulling slider open as it is closed slightly.

11:00:17 Jul 02 '00

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ROPOS will attempt to hold on to extensometer while the slider on the benchmark is adjusted.

11:01:53 Jul 02 '00

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225

1104 - ROPOS has the benchmark in its "hand".

11:08:29 Jul 02 '00

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65

1110 - Moving both the extensometer and benchmark to a flatter location as old position was too much of a mound to get a solid footing.

11:11:27 Jul 02 '00

2214

79

11:14 - ROPOS has set the benchmark down on a flatter location and is now working to insert the extensometer in it. Its new location is about 1m away. The slider is now open which will now allow for the extensometer to be inserted properly.

11:14:11 Jul 02 '00

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55

11:17 - Extensometer 7 has been inserted into Bmrk-7.

11:18:13 Jul 02 '00

2214

71

Downloading data from extensometer #7. Frame grab taken of infrared link.

11:21:57 Jul 02 '00

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72

downloading data from/to extensometer #7 via infrared

R542-007

11:27:27 Jul 02 '00

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70

11:28 - Moving ROPOS to take a pressure measurement.

11:32:59 Jul 02 '00

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317

11:35 - begin pressure measurement at extensometer 7, frame grab taken. Facing north, northwest. Heading 335, end cap is right on the edge of the benchmark's nose.

11:33:13 Jul 02 '00

2214

317

Starting pressure measurements on Exten-7. Heading 335 and facing NNW.

R542-008

11:48:07 Jul 02 '00

2214

335

Ending pressure measurements on ext.#7

R542-009

11:48:53 Jul 02 '00

2214

335

11:55 - end of pressure measurement. Retracting pressure measurement gauge.

11:49:51 Jul 02 '00

2214

334

Frame grabs of extensometer, benchmark and surrounding area.

11:50:07 Jul 02 '00

2214

335

surroundings of Exten-7

R542-010

11:50:23 Jul 02 '00

2215

334

surroundings of Exten-7

R542-011

11:51:07 Jul 02 '00

2215

334

surroundings of Exten-7

R542-012

11:51:53 Jul 02 '00

2214

335

surroundings of Exten-7

R542-013

11:52:07 Jul 02 '00

2214

335

1158 - Backing away from extensometer/benchmark and continuing to take more frame grabs.

11:54:47 Jul 02 '00

2214

335

surroundings of Exten-7

R542-014

11:55:27 Jul 02 '00

2215

334

ROPOS is heading back up to the cage for transit to Bmrk-6.

11:56:07 Jul 02 '00

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26

1201 - Moving ship to Bmrk-6.

12:11:07 Jul 02 '00

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85

12:13 - going to start turning off the video during transits between sites, and turning it on again once we get back to the bottom.

12:20:23 Jul 02 '00

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94

1222 - ROPOS is back on the bottom, turning video back on.

12:21:43 Jul 02 '00

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93

12:23 - Exten-6 has been spotted, frame grabs taken of surroundings and ext.

12:22:23 Jul 02 '00

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surroundings of Exten-6 upon arrival

R542-015

12:22:37 Jul 03 '00

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87

ROPOS has grabbed the wire for the second probe and is attempting to get it off the vent.

12:23:25 Jul 02 '00

2208

360

12:27 - Ext/benchmark is southeast of a 3-4m wide pit. ROPOS is on bottom beside instrument #6 and is stowing pressure instrument so that infrared download can be done.

12:23:25 Jul 02 '00

2208

360

surroundings of ext. 6

R542-016

12:23:25 Jul 02 '00

2208

360

Surroundings of Exten-6.

R542-017

12:23:25 Jul 02 '00

2208

360

3-4 m pit to NW of Exten-6

R542-018

12:37:33 Jul 02 '00

2214

42

1240 -Working on getting infrared link, experiencing some telemetry difficulties.

12:45:45 Jul 02 '00

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42

1249 - Continuing to work on telemetry problem.

12:57:47 Jul 02 '00

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43

13:01- still can't get infrared link, going to take pressure measurement instead.

12:57:47 Jul 02 '00

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43

13:06-start of pressure measurement. End cap of instrument is on the nose of the benchmark. Frame grab taken of pressure measurement.

12:57:47 Jul 02 '00

2214

43

Wind gust moved ship off position. 1st pressure reading was abandoned at 13:13, will have to begin again when until placement is secured.

13:18:43 Jul 02 '00

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291

13:19- pressure measurement started again.

13:18:43 Jul 02 '00

2214

291

Beginning of pressure reading on Exten-6.

R542-019

13:23:43 Jul 02 '00

2214

288

13:40 - end pressure measurement and stowing of pressure instrument in cradle.

13:42:47 Jul 02 '00

2213

295

1343 - Seascape was shut down for 20 minutes. ROPOS is having trouble with putting pressure instrument back in cradle.

13:44:47 Jul 02 '00

2213

295

13:48 - ROPOS has put the pressure instrument back in its cradle.

13:44:47 Jul 02 '00

2213

295

Now bringing ROPOS back to the cage for the transit to benchmark #5. Video has been turned off. Ship has been instructed to move to benchmark 5 at 1 knot.

13:57:31 Jul 02 '00

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180

1400 -Ship has arrived at requested location, ROPOS is going back down to get visual.

14:03:03 Jul 02 '00

2203

173

14:03 - ROPOS is on the bottom looking for extensometer 5. Video is back on (at 14:00).

14:04:33 Jul 02 '00

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318

14:05 - Exten-5 is found and ROPOS to bottom

14:05:23 Jul 02 '00

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146

arrival at Exten-5

R542-020

14:06:33 Jul 02 '00

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61

arrival at Exten-5

R542-021

14:06:53 Jul 02 '00

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28

arrival at Exten-5

R542-022

14:07:03 Jul 02 '00

2212

12

arrival at Exten-5

R542-023

14:07:23 Jul 02 '00

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19

arrival at Exten-5

R542-024

14:07:53 Jul 02 '00

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20

14:09 - attempting infrared (IR) communication with Exten-5.

14:07:53 Jul 02 '00

2209

20

14:13 - ROPOS guys are calibrating the arm to get better control with IR aiming.

14:07:53 Jul 02 '00

2209

20

14:13 - Restart attempt of IR read on Exten-5.

14:15:38 Jul 02 '00

2214

15

14:17 - pressure readings have stopped.

14:19:37 Jul 02 '00

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15

14:22 - pressure readings are back on-line.

14:30:55 Jul 02 '00

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18

14:31 - still trying to get infrared link....

14:35:55 Jul 02 '00

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1437 - Pressure data had stopped coming in.

14:41:37 Jul 02 '00

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16

1444 - Position off of the stern is X=392307 Y=4946564, depth is 2214m.

14:44:43 Jul 02 '00

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17

ROPOS is moving pressure instrument onto benchmark #5, pressure data is coming back in.

14:46:13 Jul 02 '00

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13

14:49 - pressure reading commencement. All is ok.

14:46:37 Jul 02 '00

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13

pressure reading on Exten-5

R542-025

15:07:51 Jul 02 '00

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1511 - End of pressure reading

15:08:23 Jul 02 '00

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12

1516 -Trying IR again. Positioning arm.

15:17:35 Jul 02 '00

2214

11

15:11 to 15:18 - The pressure sensor was locked up.

15:24:15 Jul 02 '00

2213

12

15:29 - pressure sensor locked up again. Giving up on the IR.

15:26:47 Jul 02 '00

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12

ROPOS headed back towards the cage.

15:30:37 Jul 02 '00

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1539 - Moving ship to the elevator position, at 1 knot. 15:39. The plan is to deploy the other extensometers now. Video turned off from 15:33 to 16:27.

15:54:38 Jul 02 '00

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1607 - Pressure sensor was locked up again. 50 m away from the elevator.

16:12:58 Jul 02 '00

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1614 - Ship has arrived at the elevator position.

16:20:44 Jul 02 '00

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1627 - Found the elevator! (all 5 extensometers present!)

16:24:30 Jul 02 '00

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1628 - Elevator position: X=391786 Y=4946852 depth 2207m

16:25:30 Jul 02 '00

2201

1

elevator

R542-026

16:25:50 Jul 02 '00

2202

1

elevator

R542-027

16:26:10 Jul 02 '00

2201

4

1631 - elevator

R542-028

16:26:40 Jul 02 '00

2201

7

elevator

R542-029

16:30:26 Jul 02 '00

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1631 - frame grabs of elevator

16:41:24 Jul 02 '00

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1648 - Grabbing Exten-8

16:42:24 Jul 02 '00

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grabbing Exten-8

R542-030

16:42:24 Jul 02 '00

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grabbing Exten-8

R542-031

16:48:10 Jul 02 '00

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16:58 - ROPOS off the bottom, headed back to the cage, with Exten-8 in hand.

16:49:20 Jul 02 '00

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natural bridge

R542-032

16:49:30 Jul 02 '00

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natural bridge NW pit

R542-033

16:51:56 Jul 02 '00

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Ship headed to Bmrk-8, at 1 knot. 17:00

16:55:46 Jul 02 '00

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1704 - Video turned off.

17:18:12 Jul 02 '00

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1720 - Ship has arrived at Bmrk-8

17:22:18 Jul 02 '00

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1724 - ROPOS on the bottom.

17:23:02 Jul 02 '00

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1725 - Video turned on.

17:25:42 Jul 02 '00

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Visually searching for Bmrk-8.

17:27:54 Jul 02 '00

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1731 - Found it!

17:28:14 Jul 02 '00

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Bmk-8 position X=392018 Y=4946665 depth 2211

17:28:58 Jul 02 '00

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Bmrk-8

R542-034

17:30:14 Jul 02 '00

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162

big spider crab

R542-035

17:42:16 Jul 02 '00

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putting Exten-8 in

R542-036

17:42:42 Jul 02 '00

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still Exten-8

R542-037

17:43:02 Jul 02 '00

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1749 - Repositioned Bmrk-8

17:43:16 Jul 02 '00

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42

Bmrk-8

R542-038

17:43:52 Jul 02 '00

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42

1751 - Placed Exten-8 onto Bmrk-8 at 17:51

17:43:56 Jul 02 '00

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putting Exten-8 in

R542-039

17:44:58 Jul 02 '00

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43

Exten-8 is in

R542-040

17:46:02 Jul 02 '00

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Exten-8 and crab

R542-041

17:46:22 Jul 02 '00

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Exten-8

R542-042

17:51:44 Jul 02 '00

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1759 - Getting ready to do a pressure check.

18:02:12 Jul 02 '00

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1801 - Reset time

18:04:02 Jul 02 '00

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1804 - Starting pressure check.

18:04:02 Jul 02 '00

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pressure read on Bmrk-8

R542-043

18:15:00 Jul 02 '00

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spider crab on Exten-8

R542-044

18:17:20 Jul 02 '00

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191

spider crab!

R542-045

18:17:24 Jul 02 '00

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spider crab!

R542-046

18:18:00 Jul 02 '00

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192

spider crab!

R542-047

18:19:56 Jul 02 '00

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191

sponges on older lava kipuka near Bmrk-8

R542-048

18:20:40 Jul 02 '00

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sponges on older lava kipuka near Bmrk-8

R542-049

18:23:36 Jul 02 '00

2215

191

18:28 - end pressure measurement

18:25:26 Jul 02 '00

2215

191

1830 - ROPOS headed back to the cage.

18:26:32 Jul 02 '00

2215

191

1830 - Video turned off.

18:28:12 Jul 02 '00

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200

1833 - Ship moving back to the elevator at 1 knot.

18:48:36 Jul 02 '00

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starting archive tapes 1848. ROPOS is back on the bottom looking for the elevator.

18:54:32 Jul 02 '00

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1156 - Found the elevator. ROPOS is moving in to grab extensometer #9.

18:56:24 Jul 02 '00

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elevator before grabbing Exten-9

R542-050

18:59:44 Jul 02 '00

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100

1902 ROPOS has grabbed Exten-9 and is removing it from the elevator.

19:01:10 Jul 02 '00

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334

1903 - ROPOS set Exten-9 on the bottom and re-gripped near the bottom. The bottom is jumbled sheet flows. 1905 - Moving to Bmrk-9.

19:05:10 Jul 02 '00

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1908 - Asking the ship to move to Bmrk-9 at 1 knot.

19:23:10 Jul 02 '00

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1923 - ROPOS is back at the bottom, archive tapes are on, looking for Bmrk-9.

19:34:12 Jul 02 '00

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1936 - Found Bmrk-9. Moving to position the extensometer.

19:37:48 Jul 02 '00

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63

positioning Exten-9

R542-051

19:38:08 Jul 02 '00

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1941 - Placing Exten-9 in the benchmark. 1944 - Exten-9 is centered in the bmrk. ROV leaving the bottom.

19:40:42 Jul 02 '00

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32

Exten-9 IN

R542-052

19:42:14 Jul 02 '00

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17

1946 - ROPOS is positioning to nudge the extensometer, it is slightly off center. 1948 repeating above.

19:44:38 Jul 02 '00

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11

1949 - ROPOS is positioning to attempt to establish an IR link w/ Exten-9. 1955 - IR link is established temporarily. 1957- link is intermittent. Link is operational.

19:50:04 Jul 02 '00

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COMMUNICATING with Exten-9 USING THE IR LINK

R542-053

19:55:22 Jul 02 '00

2218

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2002 - IR link data exchange complete. ROPOS is repositioning to deploy the pressure sensor. 2004 - Ropos is nudging the base of the extensometer. 2005 - ROPOS is repositioning and sitting on the bottom, attempting to grab the extensometer and re-center it.

20:06:04 Jul 02 '00

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160

Area surrounding Exten-9.

R542-054

20:08:50 Jul 02 '00

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341

2010 - ROPOS is lifting the Bmrk in an attempt to see if something is between the base and the Bmrk. ROPOS nudged the extensometer with the 5 function and it settled into the center of the Bmrk.

20:10:50 Jul 02 '00

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341

2013 - Using the 7 function arm in order to position the depth probe. 2016 - Depth probe is sitting on the Bmrk. 2016 - Beginning of the pressure measurement.

20:12:40 Jul 02 '00

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347

beginning of pressure reading Exten-9

R542-055

20:29:52 Jul 02 '00

2218

347

2035 - End of pressure measurement. Removing the pressure probe and replacing it in the holder. Tapes off and change tapes.

20:30:42 Jul 02 '00

2218

346

R542-056

20:32:12 Jul 02 '00

2218

346

2038 - ROPOS is leaving the bottom, returning to the elevator.

20:33:32 Jul 02 '00

2218

347

2039 - asking the ship to move back to the elevator at 1 knot.

20:51:08 Jul 02 '00

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343

2053 - ROPOS is on the bottom looking for the elevator.

20:53:38 Jul 02 '00

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343

2055 - found the elevator, positioning to remove Exten-10.

20:56:00 Jul 02 '00

2215

29

2059 - ROPOS is removing Exten-10. Repositioning to set the extensometer on the bottom to get a grip near the bottom.

20:59:10 Jul 02 '00

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118

Ropos taking Exten-10 at elevator.

R542-057

20:59:10 Jul 02 '00

2214

118

2102 - ROPOS has grabbed #10 and is moving off the bottom to transit to Bmrk-10.

21:02:10 Jul 02 '00

2216

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2106 - Asking the ship to move to Bmrk-10.

21:09:24 Jul 02 '00

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100

2016 - ROPOS is on the bottom looking for the Bmrk-10.

21:14:44 Jul 02 '00

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130

2120 - Found Bmrk-10. Small piece of line is in the center of the benchmark. ROPOS is positioning to remove the line with the 5-function arm.

21:15:34 Jul 02 '00

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132

R542-058

21:19:26 Jul 02 '00

2217

139

2126 - ROPOS is positioning to attempt to place Exten-10 into Bmrk-10. 2130 - Exten-10 is centered in the benchmark.

21:22:56 Jul 02 '00

2217

256

Exten-10 in

R542-059

21:23:36 Jul 02 '00

2217

235

2131 - ROPOS is moving around the site. 2132 - grabbing the pressure probe. 2135 - Pressure probe is in position. 2136 - Begin pressure measurement. Sensor had a little bit of a rough landing when it was dropped onto the benchmark.

21:29:46 Jul 02 '00

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281

Bmrk-10 pressure measurement

R542-060

21:37:58 Jul 02 '00

2218

334

R542-061

21:50:06 Jul 02 '00

2217

333

R542-062

21:50:36 Jul 02 '00

2217

334

glass sponges

R542-063

21:50:56 Jul 02 '00

2217

333

glass sponges

21:55:18 Jul 02 '00

2217

333

2156 - End of pressure measurement. ROPOS is lifting off the bottom and will return to the elevator.

21:58:18 Jul 02 '00

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337

area around # 10

R542-064

21:58:28 Jul 02 '00

2208

337

area around #10

R542-065

22:01:48 Jul 02 '00

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213

2201 - asking the ship to move to the elevator.

22:10:10 Jul 02 '00

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27

2211 - ROPOS is near the bottom looking for the elevator.

22:11:50 Jul 02 '00

2213

29

2213 - Found the elevator. ROPOS is positioning to grab #11.

22:13:30 Jul 02 '00

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23