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  "path": "/blogs/notes-from-the-field/2026/04/01/sailing-for-science-a-50-day-mission-to-study-the-southern-ocean/",
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  "tags": [
    "Earth",
    "Life on Earth",
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  "textContent": "Emmanuel Boss, Ph.D., University of Maine For 50 days during the 2026 Austral summer (January to March), the PlanktoSpace team of 18 scientists, crew members, and passengers set sail on a unique mission. Our expedition traveled 7,200 miles across the Southern Ocean aboard the Perseverance, a sailing vessel owned by a French non-profit dedicated to science and education. Because the Perseverance uses sails for most of its journey, the expedition […]\n\nThe post Sailing for Science: A 50-Day Mission to Study the Southern Ocean   appeared first on NASA Science.",
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