Jason Virtual Van

Jason is a remote-controlled deep-diving vessel that gives shipboard scientists immediate, real-time access to the sea floor. Instead of making short, expensive dives in a submarine, scientists can stay on deck and guide Jason as deep as 6,500 meters (4 miles) to explore for days on end. Jason is a type of remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a free-swimming vessel connected by a long fiberoptic tether to its research ship. The 10-km (6 mile) tether delivers power and instructions to Jason and fetches data from it.

贾森号是一种遥控深潜器，它为船上的科学家们提供了即时、实时的海底观测机会。科学家们无需乘坐潜艇进行短暂而昂贵的下潜，他们可以停留在甲板上，实时指导贾森号深入至6500米（4英里）的深海，进行连续数日的探索活动。贾森号属于遥控式水下航行器（ROV）的范畴，是一种通过长达10公里（6英里）的光纤缆绳与科研船相连的自由游弋船体。这条缆绳不仅为贾森号输送电力和指令，还负责从其处收集数据。