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| Mariana trench live feed: engrossing viewing from deepest place on Earth | Mariana trench live feed: engrossing viewing from deepest place on Earth |
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| A live video feed of the Mariana trench – the deepest place on Earth – is proving engrossing viewing for those above sea level. | A live video feed of the Mariana trench – the deepest place on Earth – is proving engrossing viewing for those above sea level. |
| The Mariana trench plunges about 11km (seven miles) deep under the Pacific – further down than the summit of Mount Everest is above sea level. Because of the difficulties in reaching such depths, little is known about the area. | The Mariana trench plunges about 11km (seven miles) deep under the Pacific – further down than the summit of Mount Everest is above sea level. Because of the difficulties in reaching such depths, little is known about the area. |
| The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) exploration vessel Okeanos Explorer has been conducting a deepwater exploration of the Marianas since 20 April. Video footage from its deep sea remotely-operated vehicle is being live-streamed on YouTube and the NOAA’s website. | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) exploration vessel Okeanos Explorer has been conducting a deepwater exploration of the Marianas since 20 April. Video footage from its deep sea remotely-operated vehicle is being live-streamed on YouTube and the NOAA’s website. |
| The vehicle is currently scouring the seafloor of the Mariana trench marine national monument, 3,685m deep, just east of the Philippines. | The vehicle is currently scouring the seafloor of the Mariana trench marine national monument, 3,685m deep, just east of the Philippines. |
| Commentary is provided by scientists identified only as “Chris”, “Kelley” and others, some shore-based, some aboard the Okeanos Explorer. | Commentary is provided by scientists identified only as “Chris”, “Kelley” and others, some shore-based, some aboard the Okeanos Explorer. |
| “This is why they turned off the party line,” Kelley apologised on Wednesday, after the scientists were chastised for their banter by the navigator. “Because we’re too loud.” | “This is why they turned off the party line,” Kelley apologised on Wednesday, after the scientists were chastised for their banter by the navigator. “Because we’re too loud.” |
| Kelley – who summarised her role in the mission as “I just point and ask for a zoom on stuff” – said the geology was “not very diverse” but abundant. | Kelley – who summarised her role in the mission as “I just point and ask for a zoom on stuff” – said the geology was “not very diverse” but abundant. |
| In 20 minutes’ viewing, scientists pointed out a starfish, two sponges, a holothurian sea cucumber of “incredible colour”, up to three different kinds of anemones, some kind of “sediment-dweller”, a tripod fish without tripods, and “our second cusk-eel”. | In 20 minutes’ viewing, scientists pointed out a starfish, two sponges, a holothurian sea cucumber of “incredible colour”, up to three different kinds of anemones, some kind of “sediment-dweller”, a tripod fish without tripods, and “our second cusk-eel”. |
| “It’s been a great sponge day,” Kelley said to the 2,900-odd people streaming the feed on YouTube. “We’ve learned a lot.” | “It’s been a great sponge day,” Kelley said to the 2,900-odd people streaming the feed on YouTube. “We’ve learned a lot.” |
| The location of the ship, which will continue its mission until 10 July, is tracked in real-time online. | The location of the ship, which will continue its mission until 10 July, is tracked in real-time online. |
| Updates from each dive are posted daily on the NOAA website, as are highlight videos and images. | Updates from each dive are posted daily on the NOAA website, as are highlight videos and images. |
| For the most committed followers, there is a mobile app that promises “to bring the excitement of ocean discovery directly to your smartphone or tablet”. | For the most committed followers, there is a mobile app that promises “to bring the excitement of ocean discovery directly to your smartphone or tablet”. |
| In December 2014 scientists at the University of Aberdeen filmed a new type of snailfish at a depth of 8,145m in the Mariana trench setting a new record for the world’s deepest fish. | In December 2014 scientists at the University of Aberdeen filmed a new type of snailfish at a depth of 8,145m in the Mariana trench setting a new record for the world’s deepest fish. |
| In 2012 filmmaker James Cameron returned safely from a one-man mission nearly 11km into the trench in his 12-tonne, lime green submarine Deepsea Challenger. | In 2012 filmmaker James Cameron returned safely from a one-man mission nearly 11km into the trench in his 12-tonne, lime green submarine Deepsea Challenger. |