Super Submarine

Author: (English) David Jeffries / Huang Lannan
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: The deep sea is called the "inner space," and for most people, it is the least explored region on Earth. However, many people need to go to very deep parts of the sea for work, and approximately 2 million people take tourist submersibles to travel to the deep sea each year. Most submersibles are used by the navy, with over 700 submarines patrolling beneath the waves. Marine researchers also use submersibles and remotely operated vehicles underwater. Remotely operated vehicles are called ROVs. Fully automated unmanned submarines are also under development, which do not require a person to personally control their operations. Will humans live in underwater cities as some scientists once imagined? Today, it seems unlikely, as ROVs and unmanned submarines can replace humans in many underwater tasks. Scientists hope to use these super submersibles to collect minerals, marine plants, and other industrial and medicinal resources. How deep can a submarine dive? What is the fastest submarine? Are there underwater volcanoes? In this book, you can find answers to these questions and many others. This book presents the latest achievements in underwater exploration and research.