Congratulations to James Cameron and the DeepSea
Challenge team!
On March 26th, Cameron achieved something historic when he went
to the deepest point on our ocean planet, Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep,
about seven miles (11 kilometers) below the ocean surface. It is
located approximately 200 miles (322 kilometers) southwest of Guam in the
Pacific Ocean and is part of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument.
Cameron's feat was the first solo dive to the deepest known point on Earth. In 1960, retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh and late
Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard descended the 35,756 feet in the Navy
submersible Trieste. Of the dive, Cameron said he felt like he had "gone
to another planet."
Unlike the Trieste, Cameron, with the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER,
was able to conduct extensive scientific exploration, with much more planned.
In fact, the DEEPSEA CHALLENGE program's got great potential for increasing
public interest in the ocean and enhancing ocean science education.
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