Deep-sea submersible to observe eels' spawning

Deep-sea submersible to observe eels' spawning

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the manned submersible vessel Shinkai 6500 in Suruga Bay in April 2012. A Japanese team of researchers said on May 17, 2012, that they will put the submersible into deep-sea waters in the Pacific near Guam in July 2012 to conduct ecological studies on Japanese eels.

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said.

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said. (Kyodo)

Deep-sea submersible to observe eels' spawning

Deep-sea submersible to observe eels' spawning

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the manned submersible vessel Shinkai 6500 in Suruga Bay in April 2012. A Japanese team of researchers said on May 17, 2012, that they will put the submersible into deep-sea waters in the Pacific near Guam in July 2012 to conduct ecological studies on Japanese eels. (Kyodo)