In 1960, US Navy Lt Don Walsh and Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard became the first humans to descend to the Challenger Deep, on board the bathyscaphe (self-propelled deep-dive submersible) ‘Trieste’. For thousands of years, the urge to go deeper and deeper into the abyss has fascinated explorers. Have you wondered what it’s like in the Challenger Deep, at the southern tip of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean? In 1960, US Navy Lt Don Walsh and Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard became the first humans to descend to the Challenger Deep, on board the bathyscaphe (self-propelled deep-dive submersible) ‘Trieste’. For thousands of years, the urge to go deeper and deeper into the abyss has fascinated explorers.

Source: Indian Express October 04, 2023 07:41 UTC