Back Side-scan sonar Danish Seitensichtsonar German Sonar de barrido lateral Spanish Külgvaatesonar Estonian Sonar a scansione laterale Italian Side scan sonar Dutch Гидролокатор бокового обзора Russian Sonar quét sườn Vietnamese 側掃聲納 Chinese
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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 create an image of large areas of the sea floor.