Monday 26 March 2012

James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive

Last month, Doug Wiens, PhD, professor of earth and planetary science at Washington University in St. Louis, and two WUSTL students were cruising the tropical waters of the western Pacific above the Mariana trench aboard the research vessel Thomas G.The explorer and filmmaker reached a depth of 35756 feet (10898 meters) at 7:52 am Monday local time (2152 GMT Sunday) in the Mariana Trench in his specially designed submersible, according to mission partner National Geographic.Last week we posted

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