Expedition Titanic has begun to 3D scan and map the entire Titanic debris field using AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)and to attempt to create an accurate virtual model of the entire ship.   We have learned from their Facebook page that the AUV ” Mary Ann was deployed at 2:47 am EST today. After diving for an hour and forty minutes, she reached bottom. Surveying of the Titanic wreck site has begun.”

Scientists 3D Scan the Titanic before it disintegrates

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