NOAA Ocean Exploration
d2-american-samoa-2017The remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer, imaging the seafloor off American Samoa during an expedition in 2017. Two expeditions in waters around American Samoa by NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners are scheduled for August through October this year to map and...

![The remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer, imaging the seafloor off American Samoa during an expedition in 2017. Two expeditions in waters around American Samoa by NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners are scheduled for August through October this year to map and characterize the deep seafloor for offshore critical mineral exploration. [Image credit: NOAA OER] Deep Discoverer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/d2-american-samoa-2017.jpg?itok=DSCVjqUu)