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World War II

Andrew Pietruczka ayuda a guiar al piloto de un vehículo operado remotamente que explora sitios submarinos que podrían contener restos de aeronaves de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Andrew y el piloto miran hacía un arreglo de monitores con información e imágenes enviadas por el vehículo.
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Vehículos robóticos exploran campos de batalla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el océano

by James Dacey 5 July 202222 July 2022

El Proyecto Recover usa vehículos autónomos submarinos para identificar, acceder, y captar imágenes de sitios difíciles de alcanzar con restos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cerca de las Islas Marianas del Norte.

Andrew Pietruszka helps guide the pilot of a remotely operated vehicle exploring underwater sites that may contain aircraft wreckage from WWII.
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Robotic Vehicles Explore World War II Era Ocean Battlefields

by James Dacey 7 April 20225 July 2022

Project Recover used autonomous underwater vehicles to identify, access, and image hard-to-reach World War II wreckage sites near the Northern Mariana Islands.

Black-and-white aerial photo of an atomic bomb cloud
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Hiroshima Bomb Created Asteroid Impact–Like Glass

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 28 May 20199 May 2022

The glass rained from the sky as the bomb annihilated the Japanese city.

German warship Tirpitz at anchor in Alta Fjord, protected by antitorpedo nets, in northern Norway during 1943–1944.
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Tree Rings Tell a Tale of Wartime Privations

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 11 April 20184 October 2021

In occupied Norway during World War II, the German navy deployed thick chemical fog to protect a precious battleship. The effects are still detectable in trees.

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Purple Hearts Honor Four Meteorologists Killed in World War II

by Randy Showstack 24 November 20155 October 2021

Seventy-three years after they died in a German U-boat attack, a ceremony posthumously honors the U.S. Weather Service workers and highlights the importance of weather forecasting during the war.

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