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Deep-diving robot takes to the bottom of Crater Lake
Created: 08/24/2006
Video description: On a followup to our previous video on the moss research happening at Crater Lake, CNET News.com was on hand for the official 'dive' of the latest rover to explore the depths of one of the clearest bodies of water in the world. Join News.com's Stefanie Olsen to see live footage from the rover as it grabs moss samples, and hear from the research crew as well as the team behind the operations of the robot.

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