Challenger Deep: What we can learn from a single, half core of mud
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By , on March 28th, 2012 One comment   Expeditions   , , , , , , ,  

James Cameron’s descent to the Challenger Deep – we have adventure, intrigue, and a great story for the media. But we also have an amazing opportunity for SCIENCE! Despite a faulty hydraulics hampering sample collections, the Deepsea Challenger managed to grab half a sediment core – a cupful of muddy, watery ooze from the deepest . . . → Read More: Challenger Deep: What we can learn from a single, half core of mud

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Deepest Trench Now With More Deep
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By , on December 8th, 2011 2 comments   Environmental Sciences, Geology   , , , ,  

    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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Explorer Recounts Deepest-Ever Ocean Expedition
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By , on January 25th, 2011 One comment   Pictures and Movies, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

Wired has an excellent new video chronicling Piccard and Walsh’s descent to the Mariana Trench. To unpublished interview with Piccard from three years before his death in 2005, Roman Wolter, a design student, created an elegantly conceived short animation. Count this an internet win. Video: Explorer Recounts Deepest-Ever Ocean Expedition | Wired Science | . . . → Read More: Explorer Recounts Deepest-Ever Ocean Expedition

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Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
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By , on June 10th, 2009 3 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

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

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