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Even put that on the divers by the divers close by a section. or remotely operated equipment. once you have that you can put those in had to find them. >> and were looking at a graphic, were seeing the submersible which would be scanning the southeast floor.ocean floor. how would that assist in better locating or getting a better view of those submerged. >> the sonar, most likely the side scanners on the navy vessels are lower frequency. which means they give a grainy resolution. youre not seein...

Bluefin because this autonomous vehicle is used to working in deepths several miles belet surface. the bluefin 21 can dive about 2 1/2 miles but flight 370s wreckable in the indian ocean may be deeper than that. it takes about two hours for the bluefin to reach the bottom, where it can operate for another 16 hours. it scans the ocean floor as if its mowing a lawn, aye icing side-scan sonar, which identifies objects that stand out from the seabed. when its working with the side scanners it is not...

16 hours. it scans the ocean floor as if its mowing a lawn, using side scan sonar, which identifies objects that stand out from the seabed. . >> when its working with the side scanners, its not actually taking pictures, right? >> correct. its converting sound to electricity and then turning that electrical value into numerical values and then turns it into an image. >> reporter: when it returns to the surface, scientists download the sonar data to computers. the results may look something like t...

Be fewer resources available. in your mind, when do we reach that point? >> well, certainly not yet. if air france 447 is any indication, that went on a couple years. tw 800 took four years to finish that investigation. they put hit back together. cases red heart over, between four to seven years. i dont think the investigators will give up any time soon. if they run out of clues on wreckage, i think the next place to send sonar side scanners, trailing fish, if you will, the navys listening devi...

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