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Ocean Observation to work at such great depth.

The high hydrostatic pressure, the cor- rosive environment and the fully autono- mous operation of the systems are design issues engineers must face when building these systems. Electronics will require storage in pressure housing with high- pressure resistance connectors. Addition- ally, connectors for microsensors must have a high electrical impedance. Moving parts, like vertical and horizontal sledge systems, will also have to work properly at this high pressure as well as requiring all electrical and mechanical components to work autonomously.

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