Platform

Tethys II
R/V Tethys II

1: Campaigns
0: Data Products

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

The Research Vessel Tethys II is owned and operated by the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER). Tethys II usually conducts missions in the Mediterranean Sea and is equipped with instruments to support research in marine geosciences, biogeochemistry, and oceanography. Typical research voyages are supported by up to 15 staff and crew, can last up to 10 days, and cover up to 200 nautical miles.