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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
ROV Kaikō canonical 2
Kaiko ROV 1
Kaiko ROV system 1

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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 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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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mariana Trench exploredBy ROV Kaikō
Challenger Deep visitedByVessel Kaiko ROV
linked to: ROV Kaikō
Challenger Deep visitedByVessel Nereus hybrid ROV
linked to: ROV Kaikō
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology operates Kaiko ROV system
linked to: ROV Kaikō
Mariana Trench region visitedByVessel ROV Kaikō
subject linked to: the Mariana Trench region
Mariana Trench region visitedByVessel ROV Nereus
subject linked to: the Mariana Trench region
linked to: ROV Kaikō