Monday, March 26, 2012

James Cameron's Successfully Completes Mariana Trench Pacific Dive



James Cameron Describes Mariana Trench After Pacific Dive -- ABC News

In 1997 James Cameron famously sent the RMS Titanic to the ocean floor. Now he has made an even deeper trip himself: in a submersible called the Deepsea Challenger, he descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench -- seven miles beneath the western Pacific Ocean, deeper than Mt. Everest is high.

And he lived to tell about it. Today, on a conference call to reporters from the research vessel Mermaid Sapphire, he enthused about the mystery and adventure of being all alone in the darkness, 35,576 feet beneath the surface of the sea.

"I just sat there looking out the window, looking at this barren, desolate lunar plain, appreciating," Cameron said.

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More News On James Cameron's Mariana Trench Pacific Dive

James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive -- National Geographic
James Cameron on Earth's Deepest Spot: Desolate, Lunar-Like -- National Geographic
Cameron's Historic Dive Cut Short by Leak; Few Signs of Life Seen -- National Geographic
'To hell and back': James Cameron is first solo diver to reach deepest point on Earth - but has to race back to surface after hydraulic failure seven miles down -- Daily Mail
'Titanic' and 'Avatar' director James Cameron reaches ocean's deepest point [Updated] -- L.A. Times
Why James Cameron was forced to surface early -- Christian Science Monitor
James Cameron back on surface after deepest ocean dive -- BBC
James Cameron: 'desolate, lunar landscape' of Mariana Trench after record-breaking dive -- The Telegraph
In Photos: James Cameron’s solo deep dive -- Stark Insider

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