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JSC2007-E-22768 (8 May 2007) --- A remotely operated vehicle (ROV), called Scuttle, was photographed during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) for the 12th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission. The copper colored cylinder on top is the transponder and a camera is mounted at the top of the pole. Crewmembers visible in the background are assembling the Luna-sea structure, which is to simulate a tower that might have to be built on the moon or Mars someday to aid in extending the horizon for communications. The NEEMO 12 crew is spending 12 days, May 7-18, on an undersea mission aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, which is operated by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and located off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.
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