Oceanography
Amazing facts about the Challenger Deep, the deepest place on Earth
Just as the Earth's land surface has huge peaks and valleys, the ocean world has similarly varied terrain.
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Oceanography
How deep is the ocean?
The average depth of the ocean is about 3,700m. The deepest point in the ocean known today is Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench with a depth of about 10,935m (nearly…
Oceanography
Creatures that can survive in a place with pressure equivalent to 48 jet planes
Despite living in harsh environmental conditions such as the deepest ocean trench, these creatures still thrive.
Oceanography
Fiber optic cable laying system in the world's deepest abyss
Haiwei GD11000 fiber optic cable winch system can deploy cables at a maximum depth of more than 11,000m.
Science story
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II - The first person to fly freely in space
40 years ago, Bruce McCandless II performed the first headless spacewalk, creating a milestone in the history of space exploration.
Oceanography
The explosion helps measure the deepest point on the ocean floor
A scientific instrument collapsed into the sea, giving researchers the opportunity to accurately calculate the depth of the Challenger Deep.
Discover science
How do we measure the deepest places on Earth?
How does science determine this is the deepest point on the Earth, as well as measuring the depth there?
Science story
The first woman down to the deepest point on the planet
Former NASA astronaut, the first woman to walk in space, achieved new achievements when down to a depth of 11,000 m.
Oceanography
10 things you probably didn't know about the deepest ocean in the world
With outstanding scientific advances, it is hoped that in the near future, humans can solve all the mysteries of the hadal sea.
Space science
The unfortunate incidents of space travel in history
Traveling into space is a dangerous journey when astronauts suffer the same fate with their spacecraft.
Oceanography
UAV 'Vityaz' will be able to create the first 3D map of the Mariana groove
The unmanned Vitiaz unmanned marine device later this year will perform the Mariana dive and create the first three-dimensional map of the track.
Oceanography
American explorer dives into the deepest ocean trench in the world
An American explorer successfully performed the deepest dive by submarine to the bottom of the Mariana ocean trench and found nylon bag shell.
1001 mystery
Listen to the mysterious sound obtained from the deepest
People heard strange moans mingling with a low sound, occasionally interfering with a screeching cry like a violent storm.
World Heritage
30 years after the shuttle explosion shocked the United States
More than a minute after leaving the launch pad, the space shuttle Challenger, one of the pride of American aerospace, exploded in front of millions of people.
Oceanography
3-hour diary under the deepest Mariana region of film director Titanic
James Cameron's journey of exploratory adventure Mariana will reveal the mystery of life in the deepest planet - a strange world beyond the boundaries of human knowledge.