Cincinnati Enquirer
CINCINNATI With only nine months left until he pilots a history making mission to space, real estate investor and philanthropist Larry Connor has another groundbreaking piece of exploration to take care of. He is scheduled to make two dives to the deepest part of the ocean at more than 35,000 feet.
Connor said he plans to explore both the Challenger Deep and the Sirena Deep in the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean near Guam, he told the Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network.
The hadal zone, or the area of the ocean below 20,000 feet, is considered the last frontier of exploration on Earth. “Hadal exploration” is exploration at depths beneath 20,000 feet, or 6,000 meters.
CINCINNATI – With only nine months left until he pilots a history making mission to space, real estate investor and philanthropist Larry Connor has another groundbreaking piece of exploration to take care of. He is scheduled to make two dives to the deepest part of the ocean at more than 35,000 feet.
Connor said he plans to explore both the Challenger Deep and the Sirena Deep in the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean near Guam, he told the Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network.
The hadal zone, or the area of the ocean below 20,000 feet, is considered the last frontier of exploration on Earth. “Hadal exploration” is exploration at depths beneath 20,000 feet, or 6,000 meters.
Ohio businessman plans to go 35,000 feet underwater on historic dive to ocean s deepest point msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Exploration and tourism on the deepest dives
Every dive into the abyss brings back important scientific data and reminds the world of the critical need for protecting the planet’s oceans
Hamish Harding s point of view from inside the DSV Limiting Factor. (Photo: Action Aviation (Challenger Deep))
March 16, 2021
In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the deepest point in the world s oceans piloting a submersible called Trieste. Recently, new records have been set by James Cameron with the first solo descent in 2013, Patrick Lahey and Jonathan Struwe’s deepest marine recovery in 2019, and astronaut Kathryn Sullivan who set the first women’s record in 2020. Common to 12 of 15 record-breaking firsts is the submersible vehicle Limiting Factor, designed by Canadian engineer Patrick Lahey. As a part of the Five Deeps Expedition, Victor Vescovo piloted Limiting Factor to the deepest spots in each of the world s five oceans, conducting surveys and collecting biological s
بأكبر مقصورة ركاب كروية شفافة بالعالم هذه الغواصة يمكنها النزول إلى عمق 1000 متر تحت الماء cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.