A new survey puts the depth of the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, at 10,994 meters, nearly 75 meters more than deepest of prior estimates. The new survey was conducted by the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) at the University of New Hampshire. Also interesting is The . . . → Read More: Deepest Trench Now With More Deep
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By Dr. M, on  December 8th, 2011  2 comments  Environmental Sciences, Geology  Challenger Deep, deepest, depth, Mariana Trench, Trench By Dr. M, on May 10th, 2011 4 comments Uncategorized, Vessels and Equipment Challenger Deep, submersible Sir Richard Branson isn’t the only one wanting to return to the Challenger Deep. Now, submersible designers Triton Submarines aims to take humans down to Challenger Deep again using their newly designed submersible Triton 36,000.The most interesting part is the that crew sphere is made of borosilicate glass that actually gets stronger under increased compression . . . → Read More: New Triton Manned Submersible
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 25th, 2010 2 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Art, Vessels and Equipment Bathyscaphe Trieste, Challenger Deep, Don Walsh, Jacques Piccard, marianas trench, Peter Batson Own this rare art print of the Bathyscaphe Trieste, signed by explorers Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh. Details below! Last year saw the passing of a legend, Jacques Piccard. Along with Don Walsh, these two trailblazers forged an era of deep-sea exploration that no other person has been able to supersede. Don and Jacques . . . → Read More: Celebrating the Deepest Dive
By Dr. M, on June 10th, 2009 3 comments Vessels and Equipment autonomous underwater robot, AUV, Challenger Deep, deep sea, hybrid, Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean, remote operated vehicle, swiss army, tether, Wood's Hole, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute At the beginning of May we discussed Nereus, the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The autonomous vehicle can switch between an autonomous underwater vehicle (unteathered to the surface) to a remote operated vehicle (tethered) depending on the mission. At that time, the goal was . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
By Dr. M, on May 7th, 2009 2 comments Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment AUV, Challenger Deep, Nereus, Pacific Ocean, robot, ROV, submarine, Transformer, WHOI, Wood's Hole From BBC News… If successful, Nereus will be the first autonomous vehicle to visit the 11,000m (36,089ft) Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. Only two other vehicles have ever visited the spot before, both of them human operated. The $5m submarine will make the attempt in late May or early June after a series . . . → Read More: Transformers Into the Deep
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