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My book "Ask An Ocean Explorer"(*) is out in 30 days (on 21 Feb).
So for the next 30 days, I'll be sharing some of the wonders & history of exploring the deep here, in #30daysofdeep
(*<cough>available for pre-order, e.g. amazon.co.uk/Ask-Ocean-Expl…; also for Kindle, & audio book)
So for the next 30 days, I'll be sharing some of the wonders & history of exploring the deep here, in #30daysofdeep
(*<cough>available for pre-order, e.g. amazon.co.uk/Ask-Ocean-Expl…; also for Kindle, & audio book)
On this day, 59 years ago, two people reached the ocean's deepest point for the first time.
Here's a wonderful account by one of them, Don Walsh, in his own words: scientificamerican.com/article/diving…
And here's some archive newsreel footage:
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Here's a wonderful account by one of them, Don Walsh, in his own words: scientificamerican.com/article/diving…
And here's some archive newsreel footage:
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Here's Gorringe Bank, a twin-peaked seamount near Portugal that rises from ~5 km deep to ~50 m deep, taller than Mont Blanc in the Alps. Home to >800 species, from deep-sea glass sponges to kelp.
Discovered by USS Gettysburg in 1875 under Capt Henry Gorringe.
Here's Gorringe Bank, a twin-peaked seamount near Portugal that rises from ~5 km deep to ~50 m deep, taller than Mont Blanc in the Alps. Home to >800 species, from deep-sea glass sponges to kelp.
Discovered by USS Gettysburg in 1875 under Capt Henry Gorringe.
