4 Jun 2009:
The deepest part of the ocean was explored by robotic sub
The deepest part of the Mariana Trench known as Challenger Deep has been explored by unmanned aquatic vessel named Nereus.
Is was the first exploration of the Mariana Trench since a Japanese-built robot "Kaiko" attempted to do the same back in 1998. Unfortunately the robot disappeared due to a cable connection failure during a typhoon in 2003.
Nereus had more luck because of it's new design and micro-thin fibre optic cable. The robot was able to take pictures and video of the ocean seabed and collect samples of sea life 10,902 meters deep.
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