side-scan sonar
noun
: a sonar that scans the ocean floor to the side of a ship's track and is used especially for mapping the ocean bottom
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Its senso suite includes side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, and multi-beam echo sounders, giving it excellent mapping and detection capability.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
That led to the development of Argo, which a video camera system and side-scan sonar that could then transmit images in real time to the Knorr.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Researchers were using high-resolution side-scan sonar to map a 2.5-mile stretch of the riverbed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Then the researchers took to the water with side-scan sonar to find the remains.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
That led to the development of Argo, which a video camera system and side-scan sonar that could then transmit images in real time to the Knorr.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Researchers were using high-resolution side-scan sonar to map a 2.5-mile stretch of the riverbed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Then the researchers took to the water with side-scan sonar to find the remains.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
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“Side-scan sonar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-scan%20sonar. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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