Aquarius is an underwater laboratory and home to scientists for missions up to 10 days long, but to call Aquarius a home is like calling the space shuttle Discovery a mode of transportation. Aquarius is made to withstand the pressure of ocean depths to 120 feet deep. Presently, Aquarius is located in a sand patch adjacent to deep coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, at a depth of 63 feet. The laboratory is attached to a baseplate that positions the underwater habitat (underwater laboratories are also called habitats) about 13 feet off the bottom. This means that the working depth of those inside the laboratory is about 50 feet deep. Located inside the 81–ton, 43 x 20 x 16.5–foot underwater laboratory are all the comforts of home: six bunks, a shower and toilet, instant hot water, a microwave, trash compactor, and a refrigerator even air conditioning and computers linked back to shore by wireless telemetry! Using Aquarius as a base for research diving expeditions definitely has its advantages.
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Angelina
2/18/2016 03:53:29 pm
The ocean is important. The ocean is important because in this video it said that if you want to breath you need the ocean. It also said something like the ocean gives you life.
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max the main man
2/19/2016 06:05:55 am
the aquarius is cool. it has 6 bunks a shower a refridgerator a microwave and even air conditioning.
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kimberlee
2/22/2016 03:41:03 am
The Aquarius is important because it allows divers to study fish underwater for a long time. We need to study fish because if they are all dying and we can't figure out why, all types of fish will become extinct. If all fish become extinct, fisherman will run out of money and people will not be able to eat fish. With the Aquarius, divers and scientists can study the fish without harming them and if they notice some types of fish dying out, they can study their behaviors and how they are changing to figure out how to help the fish.
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Claira
2/25/2016 04:21:48 pm
Aquarius is an important thing because we can learn more about marine life. Learning about marine life is important because the water takes up most of this earth, and if we don't know a lot about it what is that say for The water takes up most of this earth, and if we don't know a lot about it what is that say for earth our world.
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CLAIRA
2/27/2016 03:03:17 pm
The more we know about marine life the better life will be.
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Cameron
2/29/2016 02:41:26 pm
This underwater habitat is important because it educates us about the marine life and how people can adapt to the different life-style underwater.
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Josie
3/2/2016 12:30:45 pm
The aquarius is very interesting. I'd love to see more one day. The world needs these people because who's going to research the sea if we don't?
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chase
10/24/2016 03:29:39 pm
the aquariums are very interesting because the pictures are awesome and that i love it i might do that some day.we need these people to study are seas.
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Moira
4/27/2017 03:40:50 pm
The ocean is important because it gives us water and it gives life, it allows us to grow.
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