ROV Aurora
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Access 98% of the ocean. Aurora is a 6000 m depth-rated ROV that comes with a tethered management system (TMS) called Borealis and, together, provides unique opportunities for science and filmmaking.Â
| Depth | People | Dry Weight | Height | Payload | Input |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6000 m / 19,500 ft |
12 hr operations (3-4) 24 hr (6-7) |
ROV 4250 kg / 9,300 lb TMS 4200 kg / 9,200 lb |
2.6 m / 8.5 ft | 250 kg / 550 lb |
3 phase 400-440-480VAC, 60 Hz |
Aurora is built for deep-ocean science and filmmaking and has been used in the most challenging environments, at abyssal depth range in the high Arctic.
Suited for the most demanding tasks, Aurora is highly customisable and can take on additional science equipment as needed.
The Borealis TMS extends Aurora’s range by 750 m.
Aurora videos
Miles down for lunch: deep-sea in situ observations of Arctic finned octopods Cirroteuthis muelleri suggest pelagic–benthic feeding migration.
Alexey V. Golikov, Julian B. Stauffer, Sophie V. Schindler, James Taylor, Lilian Boehringer, Autun Purser, Rushan M. Sabirov and Henk-Jan Hoving.
Music: ‘Borealis’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Video Editor: Julian B. Stauffer
Science (Aurora)
- Skid with collection drawer
- Suction sampler (8 chamber) with additional light and camera.
- Sediment corers
- Push corer
- Blade corer
- Sample storage: 3x Bio boxes
- 4 x Niskinwater sampling bottles
- Multibeam: Kongsberg EM2040
- Temperature probe
- Seabird SBE25
- Methane sensor
- CO2 sensor
- Oxygen sensor
- CTD sensor
- PH sensor
- Fluormeter and scattering meter
- 2 x scaling lasers
- Norbit Front looking sonar
Science (Borealis)
- Camera boom with HD camera.
- Light boom with 6 lights (60 000 lumen)
- Hydraulic draw for sampling/Tooling
Videography and lighting
- 7 high-definition camera
- HD wide angle fisheye camera
- 4k center camera
- HD aft camera (wide angle)
- Docking camera (pal)
- Skid camera (pal)
- Downward facing camera
- LED lighting (160 000 lumens)
- Sonardyne BlueComm
- Aft camera HD top camera
Operations
- Titan 4 manipulator arm with wrist camera and light
- Atlas arm
- 7 Thrusters / 150 hp
- DP/Station keeping
Aurora’s first science mission was nearly 4km below the Arctic ice cap. Read the HACON21 cruise blog to the Gakkel Ridge (October, 2021)
