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Noaa Mapping

Robert talks to Lt. Commander George White- of NOAH - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAH has sent a ship to the crash site to map the ocean floor. The ship uses sonar to determine what kind of objects are at the bottom. The technology allows objects as small as a few centimeters to be detected.

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