Editing Side-scan sonar (section)

{{Short description|Tool for seafloor mapping}}
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[[File:Side-scan sonar.svg|thumb|right|{{center|Diagram of sidescan sonar}}]]

'''Side-scan sonar''' (also sometimes called '''side scan sonar''', '''sidescan sonar''', '''side  imaging sonar''', '''side-imaging sonar''' and '''bottom classification sonar''') is a category of [[sonar]] system that is used to efficiently [[Seafloor mapping|create an image]] of large areas of the sea floor.