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| | SAR |
 | | The SAR is a high-resolution multisensor geophysical tool designed to study the geological nature and structure of deepwater seafloors (200 to 6000 m). |
 | | Since its commissioning in 1984, the SAR has made more than 450 dives, covering 17 000 km2 of seafloor, aboard Ifremer's research vessels, Suroît, Nadir, l'Atalante as well as on the Marion Dufresne, the Discovery and the Hudson. |
 | | The SAR system can be taken aboard Ifremer's research ships Suroît, Nadir, Atalante and Thalassa or aboard other vessels with adequate facilities. |
| www.ifremer.fr /fleet/systemes_sm/remorques/sar.htm (664 words) |
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