Mapping Data Acquisition and Processing Summary Report: EX-17-05, Mountains in the Deep Exploring the Central Pacific Basin (ROV & Mapping). April 27, 2017 to May, 19 2017, Pago Pago, American Samoa to Honolulu, Hawaii.

The purpose of this report is to briefly describe the acoustic seafloor and water-column mapping data collection and processing methods used during the mapping expedition EX-17-05, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific and to present a summary of the overall mapping results and mapping related cruise activities. A separate report titled, ‘Cruise Report: EX-17-05, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin (ROV & Mapping)’ detailing ROV and other science objectives is available in the NOAA Central Library here: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/23495 (last accessed May 2020) A detailed description of the Okeanos Explorer’s mapping capabilities is available in the 2017 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Survey Readiness Report, in the NOAA Central Library. 2020 OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) Ocean Exploration Program Submitted https://doi.org/10.25923/fzh5-9b05 Public Domain 1878