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unmanned systems
inside
Spring 2014
NEW
fi rst of
56
%
MARINE
SCIENTISTS ARE BUILDING
THREE NEREID VESSELS
NEREID UNDER ICE CAN LOSE
TWO THRUSTERS AND GET HOME
PORTION OF
THE OCEAN
MORE THAN
6,000 M
DEEP
The Nereid Under Ice will be able to go up to 25
km under the ice. The Nereid 11km will be able to
dive 11,000 meters and reach the deepest known
point—the Challenger Deep in the Mariana
Trench. The Nereid Hybrid Tethered will be able
to do 3-dimentional and panoramic imaging.
Art courtesy of Casey Machado, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Photo courtesy of Donglai Gong, Woods Hole Oceanographic Insitution.
45
%
All three of the vehicles able to reach
depths greater than 6,000 meters
are connected with the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution.