Matsya 6000
Indian crewed submersible vehicle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matsya 6000 (Sanskrit, transl. "Fish 6000") is an Indian crewed deep-submergence vehicle intended to be utilised for deep-sea exploration of rare minerals under the Deep Ocean mission.[1] Currently under development, the vehicle would consist of a titanium alloy sphere of 80mm thickness along with a diameter of 2.1m which can withstand the pressure of 600 bar.[2]
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India | |
Name | Matsya 6000 |
Ordered | 16 June 2021[3] |
Builder | |
Cost | ₹350 crore (US$47 million)[5] |
Sponsored by | Ministry of Earth Sciences |
Status | In development |
General characteristics | |
Type | Deep-submergence vehicle |
Endurance | 96 hours[6] |
Test depth | 6,000 m (20,000 ft) |
Complement | 3 |
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