Mapping the Abyss
Charting the unseen — the Mariana Trench and Challenger Deep, sonar bathymetry, and the modern ROV fleets (NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer, EV Nautilus, Schmidt Ocean) mapping the sea floor.
Part of Deep-Sea Exploration
37 moments in this segment.
- — Map of the Mariana Trench. The Mariana Trench, home of the Challenger Deep — the deepest known point in the ocean.
- — Okeanos Explorer: 2010 highlights. The first full season of America’s ship of exploration.
- — Indonesia-USA Deep-sea Exploration: July 11, 2010 Highlights. View some of the spectacular underwater footage captured by the Little Hercules remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on July 11, 2010, during the Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
- — Okeanos Explorer: the U.S. Northeast Canyons. Inner Space Center highlights from the deep canyons off the U.S. east coast.
- — NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: 2017 highlights. A year of NOAA telepresence dives mapping unexplored sea floor.
- — Challenger Deep bathymetry. A modern sonar map of the Challenger Deep and Sirena Deep at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
- — Expedition Update: Searching for the Origin of Immunity. Schmidt Ocean Institute
- — ROV Mission Control Room On Board R/V Falkor (too) | Shipyard to Sea - Ep. 8. Schmidt Ocean Institute
- — 25 years of ocean exploration: The story of MBARI's R/V Western Flyer. MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
- — Health diagnostics of deep-sea coral. Schmidt Ocean Institute studies the ancient corals of the deep.
- — Explore the Pacific with OET's 2023 Expedition Season | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Deep Sea Spider Update from an Expert | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — From Sand to Slopes - 2023 Johnston Atoll Expedition Begins! | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Triple the Chaunacops Fun | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — What Does Cultural Protocol Mean in Papahānaumokuākea? | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — EV Nautilus: 2023 expedition season highlights. A season of deep-sea science and exploration aboard EV Nautilus.
- — Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific. Schmidt Ocean Institute maps the life on deep undersea mountains.
- — We Are All Explorers...Even You!. NOAA Ocean Exploration
- — Beyond the Wow: The Anatomy of a Highlight | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Celebrating 15 Years of Nautilus Live & Ocean Exploration Trust | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — E Mamana ou Gataifale expeditions in American Samoa | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Giant Molas Spotted Deep Offshore American Samoa | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — History, Recorded on the Seafloor | Fire and Ice: Volcanic and Glacial Interactions. Schmidt Ocean Institute
- — Setting Sail on Lebuu’s Voyage in Palau | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Best of Lebuu's Voyage I Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — MBARI researchers discover remarkable new swimming sea slug in the deep sea. MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
- — Connecting Culture and Marine Biodiversity in Palau | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — A Partnership for Discovery | #SouthSandwichIslands. Schmidt Ocean Institute
- — Serendipitous Discovery | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands. Schmidt Ocean Institute
- — Beautiful CO2 Bubbles From Underwater Volcano | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Sailing in History - Guadalcanal | Nautilus Live. More than eight decades after the Second World War, the submerged battlefield of Solomon Islands campaign continues to reveal new understanding of these historical events. While every Ocean Exploration Trust expedition brings together experts from many disciplines, this mission specifically brings together archaeological experts from all former combatant nations. Sit down with curator Frank Thompson from US Navy History and Heritage Command and underwater archaeologist Hiroshi Ishii leading archaeological…
- — Underwater oases of the Mar del Plata Canyon. Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 4K survey of a deep Atlantic canyon.
- — It's an Ocean World: Explore the Hidden Wonders. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- — The depths of Ningaloo. A Schmidt Ocean Institute film exploring the deep off Western Australia.
- — OET's 2026 Expedition Season Preview | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
- — Discovering the Deep (ft. Paula Zapata Ramírez) | Science Story. Schmidt Ocean Institute
- — Collecting Deep-Sea Sediment in a Box Corer | Nautilus Live. EVNautilus
