China's manned submersible challenges world's first 7,000-meter dive
25-06-2012
China's manned submersible, Jiaolong, the manned submersible named after a dragon in Chinese mythology, succeeded in reaching 7,020 meters below the surface of the sea Sunday morning in its fourth dive into the Mariana Trench.
Among about 90 operational manned submersibles thoughout the world, only 12 can descend to 1,000meters undersea and even fewer can dive deeper.
Before China's attempts, only manned submersibles of the United States, Japan, France and Russia have dived below 6,000 meters - 6900 meters.
China breaks the new world record.
Chinese set sub diving record - UPI.com
25-06-2012
China's manned submersible, Jiaolong, the manned submersible named after a dragon in Chinese mythology, succeeded in reaching 7,020 meters below the surface of the sea Sunday morning in its fourth dive into the Mariana Trench.
Among about 90 operational manned submersibles thoughout the world, only 12 can descend to 1,000meters undersea and even fewer can dive deeper.
Before China's attempts, only manned submersibles of the United States, Japan, France and Russia have dived below 6,000 meters - 6900 meters.
China breaks the new world record.
Chinese set sub diving record - UPI.com
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