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Benthic Lander

深海著陸器

Deep-Sea Lander is a fully automated deep-sea in-situ ecological observation and biological sampling platform, featuring low power consumption, high safety, and low maintenance.

Specifications:

  • Deep-Sea Lander (Benthic Lander) is an autonomous platform that lands on the seabed without tethering.

  • It performs in-situ geochemical and physical time-series observations and recovers sediment and water samples after the mission.

  • Dimensions (L × W × H): 1.4 m × 1.4 m × 3 m

  • Weight in air: 754 kg

  • Maximum operating depth: 6000 m

  • Equipped with: 2 acoustic release devices, 12 Nautilus glass floats, timer, sediment grab chamber, batteries, and an underwater automatic sampling system.

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