AKA: none
Other ID: EX2606
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Other (Other)
Contact(s): Amy Gartman, Katlin Adamczyk Information Specialist(s): Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Visual Identification: Submersible Observations, Environmental Data: Radon, Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical) Scientific Purpose/Goals: Seabed mineral exploration. Vehicle(s): Start Port/Location: Rarotonga, Cook Islands End Port/Location: Suva, Fiji Start Date: 2026-08-19 End Date: 2026-09-16 Equipment Used: ROV manipulator arm, Submersible observations, RAD7 Information to be Derived: Seabed mineral distribution and geochemistry in the Samoan Basin. Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Notes:
Location:
Samoan Basin, America Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: -9.43172137 | South: -17.1491894 | West: -178.88378665 | East: -164.52246308 |
Platform(s):
 Okeanos Explorer |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROV manipulator arm | --- | Geology | |
| Submersible observations | --- | Species ID Submersible Observations | |
| RAD7 | --- | Radon |
