Jason Jr. (ROV)
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Jason Jr or J.J. was a small remotely operated vehicle or (ROV) used on the Deep Submergence Vehicle DSV Alvin. It was first used on Alvin (DSV-2) during the Exploration of the RMS Titanic in 1986.
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[edit] History
Jason Junior, was a small Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) designed and built by the WHOI Deep Submergence Laboratory as a prototype for a larger and more capable ROV to be named Jason, being developed as part of the Argo/Jason system. Its first mission was exploration of the wreck of Titanic in 1986, during which it was attached to Alvin by a 300-foot fiber optic cable. Scientists were able to explore places Alvin could not fit and got some amazing pictures. When not in use JJ was tucked in a metal garage on the front of Alvin. JJ was controlled remotely by a pilot inside Alvin through the fiber optic cable.
[edit] Destruction
Jason Jr. had several successful missions after the Titanic cruise. In late 1991 it was lost at sea when a barge carrying equipment to the Galápagos Islands sank in the Pacific. The larger more capable Jason vehicle was in operation by then and replaced Jason Jr.
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 ROV Jason Junior |
 Jason Jr's exploring Titanic |
 Illustrated Cut-away |
 Size comparison to Coke can |
 Jason Jr's Taxicab, DSV Alvin |
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