Challenger Deep

Completed

Thomas G. Thompson

University of Washington · USA

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Planned route: 23 segments · ~2 days steaming · 20 stations

Operating area: Inner wall of Mariana Trench SW of Guam

›2 legs· Apra (Agana) - Guam → Apra (Agana) - Guam

1Apra (Agana) - Guam→Apra (Agana) - GuamNov 19 – Dec 3, 2024 · 14 d
2Apra (Agana) - Guam→Apra (Agana) - GuamDec 4 – Dec 8, 2024 · 4 d

Nov 19 – Dec 8, 202419 days at seaactual: departed Nov 19, 2024, arrived Dec 8, 2024

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Jan 2025

Thomas G. Thompson

University of Washington

Common Era North Pacific Typhoons - Micronesia — Micronesia Challenger Deep +1 — Inner wall of Mariana Trench SW of Guam Mariana Borehole — East of South Chamorro Islands Sr. Thesis cruise 2025 — Western Tropical Pacific

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Projects aboard (2)

2024 Jason Engineering

No description for this project yet.

People aboard

2024 Jason Engineering

Kevin Kavanagh · Principal investigator

Challenger Deep

Robert Stern · Principal investigator
Ignacio Pujana · Chief scientist

Party size: 18

Estimated vacant berths: 17

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

Dynamic Positioning (DP)
Multibeam - Deep Water (EM122, EM124)

Pooled / portable

Dredge

Science party brings

Science-provided vans ×5

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code TN-438 Challenger De · MFP references 23/3558, 21/998 · synced Sep 30, 2026