Nereus (underwater vehicle)
Nereus is a hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle (HROV, a type of remotely operated vehicle) built by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Built as a research vehicle to operate at depths of up to Template:Ft to m, it was designed to explore Challenger Deep, the deepest surveyed point in the global ocean. Nereus, named for the Greek Old Man of the Sea, began its deep sea voyage to Challenger Deep in May 2009 and reached the bottom on May 31, 2009.[1][2][3]
Being a hybrid ROV means that the vehicle can operate untethered, when near the surface, in order to explore large areas. To descend to great depths, however, it is tethered with a thin optic fibre cable.[4]
See also
- Bathyscaphe Trieste, the first manned submersible to reach the bottom of the Challenger Deep trench on 23 January 1960
- Kaikō, the Japanese robotic deep-sea probe, first unmanned visitor of the trench on 24 March 1995
References
- ^ "Old rivalries surface as US races to sea's deepest spot". The Sunday Times UK. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Robot sub reaches deepest ocean". BBC. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Robot submarine dives to the deepest part of the ocean controlled by a 7-mile cable as thin as single human hair". Daily Mail. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ http://www.physorg.com/news163167519.html
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