Orpheus AUV 测试低成本深海采矿勘探
伍兹霍尔海洋研究所衍生公司 orpheus ocean 本月部署了两台低成本自主潜水器，协助 noaa 绘制太平洋海床地图。这些价值 20 万美元的潜水器能下潜 6000 米“跳跃”并采集沉积物岩芯，远低于传统 1000 万美元的潜水器成本。此次为期一个月的任务目标覆盖 8000 平方海里以寻找关键矿物。
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution spinoff Orpheus Ocean is deploying two autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for a NOAA mission to map 8,000 square nautical miles of the Pacific seafloor. The neon submersibles, costing roughly $200,000 each compared to the industry standard of $5-10 million, can dive 6,000 meters to 'hop' along the ocean floor and extract sediment cores. This month-long expedition marks the vehicles' largest test, utilizing the NOAA ship Rainier as a base to survey for critical mineral deposits like cobalt and manganese.