美国的海神号深潜机器人损失掉了

新西兰近海9900米处被水压压碎

On 10 May 2014, at around 2 p.m. local time, Nereus was lost while conducting a dive at 9,900 metres (32,500 ft) in depth in the Kermadec Trench, believed to be caused by extreme pressure at up to 16,000 pounds per square inch (110 MPa).

Nereus was sent to complete the first systematic study of a deep-ocean trench as part of the NSF-sponsored Hadal Ecosystems Study (HADES) project under chief scientist Timothy Shank, a WHOI biologist who also helped conceive the vehicle. It was being controlled from the Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson. Thirty days into the forty-day mission, about seven hours into a nine-hour dive, communications with Nereus were lost. When standard emergency recovery protocols were unsuccessful, the team initiated a search near the dive site. They then spotted several pieces of debris on the surface nearby later identified to be a parts of Nereus, indicating a catastrophic implosion. The ship's crew is recovering the debris to confirm its identity and to discover more information about the nature of the failure. Despite this, WHOI Director of Research Larry Madin still says that WHOI will continue to develop, build, and operate more underwater research craft for oceanographic exploration.

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On 10 May 2014, at around 2 p.m. local time, Nereus was lost while conducting a dive at 9,900 metres (32,500 ft) in depth in the Kermadec Trench, believed to be caused by extreme pressure at up to 16,000 pounds per square inch (110 MPa).

Nereus was sent to complete the first systematic study of a deep-ocean trench as part of the NSF-sponsored Hadal Ecosystems Study (HADES) project under chief scientist Timothy Shank, a WHOI biologist who also helped conceive the vehicle. It was being controlled from the Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson. Thirty days into the forty-day mission, about seven hours into a nine-hour dive, communications with Nereus were lost. When standard emergency recovery protocols were unsuccessful, the team initiated a search near the dive site. They then spotted several pieces of debris on the surface nearby later identified to be a parts of Nereus, indicating a catastrophic implosion. The ship's crew is recovering the debris to confirm its identity and to discover more information about the nature of the failure. Despite this, WHOI Director of Research Larry Madin still says that WHOI will continue to develop, build, and operate more underwater research craft for oceanographic exploration.

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