地球深部探査船「ちきゅう」は、世界初のライザー掘削が可能な科学調査船であり、国際深海科学掘削計画（IODP）の主力船として、地球探査を行っています。
この船は、海底下を深く掘削するためにライザー掘削技術を導入しており、地震、火山、気候、海洋、生命などの分野で様々な掘削航海を行い、未踏のフロンティアへの挑戦を続けています。地球の内部を掘り進み、巨大地震発生のしくみ、地球規模の環境変動、地球内部エネルギーに支えられた地下生命圏、さらには新しい海底資源の解明など、人類の未来を拓く様々な成果をあげています。
The deep-earth exploration vessel “Chikyu” is the world’s first scientific research vessel capable of riser drilling, and is conducting Earth exploration as the main vessel of the International Deep Sea Scientific Drilling Program (IODP).
This ship has introduced riser drilling technology to drill deep beneath the ocean floor, and has conducted various drilling voyages in fields such as earthquakes, volcanoes, climate, oceans, and life, and continues to challenge unexplored frontiers. Masu. By digging deep into the Earth’s interior, we have achieved a variety of results that will pave the way for humanity’s future, such as elucidating the mechanism of gigantic earthquakes, global environmental changes, the underground biosphere supported by the Earth’s internal energy, and new undersea resources. Masu.
