Researchers at the University of Aberdeen Marine Biodiscovery Center (MBC) in Scotland found this to be the case last year when studying a bacterial species — Dermacoccus abyssi sp. nov. — found in a mud sample harvested via robotic submarine from the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, at about 11,000 meters. (scientificamerican.com)
As chief scientist for a voyage of the research vessel Endeavor, oceanographer Melissa Omand oversaw everything from the deployment of robotic submarines to crew - member bunk assignments. (sciencenews.org)
New, improved human - operated and robotic submarines promise to give scientists access to most of the ocean floor, a place less explored than the moon or Mars (scientificamerican.com)