ROV Kaikō

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ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Kaiko ROV 1
Kaiko ROV system 1
Nereus hybrid ROV 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deep-sea research vehicle
remotely operated vehicle
countryOfOrigin Japan
dataCollected biological specimens
geological samples
video imagery
water samples
designedFor deep-sea exploration
scientific research
developedBy Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
equippedWith cameras
sampling devices
sensors for physical and chemical measurements
hasCapability in situ observation
sample collection
seafloor imaging
hasComponent launcher vehicle
remotely operated vehicle body
hasNationality Japanese
maximumOperatingDepth approximately 11000 meters
notableFor exploration of the Mariana Trench
reaching the deepest parts of the world’s oceans
operationalEnvironment abyssal plain
hadal zone
operator Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
surface form: JAMSTEC

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
propulsionType tethered remotely operated system
purpose to investigate deep-sea ecosystems
to investigate deep-sea geological processes
to study the deepest parts of the world’s oceans
reachedLocation Challenger Deep
Mariana Trench
researchFocus deepest ocean trenches
extreme pressure ecosystems
subduction zone environments
usedInField deep-sea biology
geochemistry
marine geology
oceanography
vehicleType tethered ROV

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Mariana Trench exploredBy ROV Kaikō
this entity surface form: Kaiko ROV system
Challenger Deep visitedByVessel ROV Kaikō
this entity surface form: Kaiko ROV
Challenger Deep visitedByVessel ROV Kaikō
this entity surface form: Nereus hybrid ROV