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14:54, 31-May-2019
China's research vessel Kexue collects samples of marine organisms in western Pacific Ocean
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China's research vessel Kexue (Science) started on Tuesday to explore a series of seamounts in the south of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth.
Discovery, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard China's research vessel Kexue (Science). /Xinhua Photo
Discovery, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard China's research vessel Kexue (Science). /Xinhua Photo
The vessel collected corals and other organisms of the marine environment.
A squat lobster collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
A squat lobster collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) of the vessel had photographed several "seabed gardens" with colorful corals and sponges in a seamount of Mariana Trench.
A coral collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
A coral collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
Kexue is carrying out a 20-day investigation over a series of seamounts in the south of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
A coral collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
A coral collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
Scientists planned to investigate four seamounts in this area, and the largest one is the Caroline Seamount, which Kexue explored in 2017, said Xu Kuidong, chief scientist aboard the vessel and a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
A sponge collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
A sponge collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo
(Cover image: a sea cucumber collected by Discovery. /Xinhua Photo)
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency