Research vessel returns from studying seamounts in west Pacific
By Xie Chuanjiao ( chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2018-04-23
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Chinese research vessel Kexue returned to the eastern port city of Qingdao on Thursday. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
The ship’s chief scientist, Xu Kuidong, said one of the voyage’s achievements was to acquire precise topographic maps of two seamounts.
Researchers carried out comprehensive and multidisciplinary research on one of the seamounts, including its geology, hydrography, chemistry and biodiversity.
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One of the specimens of sea creatures collected by researchers. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Researchers also collected 33 rock specimens as well as valuable data and video footage.
Kexue set off from Qingdao on March 10, carrying 80 researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Oceanology, Shandong University and other institutes.
