Longest-running operational habitat

Last updated: September 29, 2017 at 23:10 pm

MarineLab Undersea Laboratory (Key Largo) is the longest running continuously operational habitat in the world, having been submerged since 1985. It was originally called the MEDUSA (Midshipmen Engineered and Designed Underwater Studies Apparatus). Depth: 8.23 m (27 ft).

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