The Abyss: Deepest Part of the Oceans No Longer Hidden

Nereus is first undersea vehicle to enable routine scientific investigation of ocean depths worldwide

June 2, 2009 RSS Feed Print
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The hybrid remotely operated vehicle Nereus may be tethered or untethered to a mother ship.

The hybrid remotely operated vehicle Nereus may be tethered or untethered to a mother ship.

Additional funds for Nereus were provided by the Office of Naval Research, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Russell Family Foundation and WHOI.

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nice place lololo

michelle of 4:11PM September 19, 2011

if a human goes down there they could turn To bits and pices about a dot small.is that true do any NIMALS LIVE DOWN THERE HOW LONG DID IT TAKE U GUYS TO FIND THE ABYSS HOW R U SHURE THIS IS THE LARGEST ONE EVEN THOUGH A HUMAN CANT GO FOWN THERE IF THEY COULD HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE SORRY I ASK SO MANY QUESTION IM ONLY 11 AND I WANT TO B A MARINE BIO. WHEN IM OLDER SO I WANT 2 LEARN NOW AND DUH U NINCOMEPOOP THERE ARE NO NO NO TRANSFORMERS

JOI of TN 8:38PM June 12, 2009

how many weeks do i have to see this story?

hattie of ND 11:25PM June 11, 2009

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