China s Explorer 2 research vessel ends mission in Mariana Trench, setting new world records
1 China s Explorer 2 research vessel arrived in Sanya port. (Photo/Xinhua)
China s scientific research ship
Explorer 2 has completed all its research missions in the Mariana Trench, and the manned submersible it carried has completed its 100th dive of 2020, setting a new record of 12 dives in eight days, with an average underwater time of eight hours and 27 minutes. It is also the first time in the world that a diving operation of such high frequency has been conducted.
During the joint operation with the 10,000-meter manned submersible