Travel along on a record-breaking descent to the deepest spot in the ocean.
Divers wrangle a 3-D camera while filming a test in the New Britain Trench off Papua New Guinea. The sub bristles with lights, cameras, and scientific equipment. Image © Mark Thiessen/National Geographic
Image © Mark Thiessen/National Geographic
Deepsea Challenger launched from the Mermaid Sapphire, the sub relies on 180 different systems, from battery packs to sonar.
Image © Mark Thiessen/National Geographic
A panel of LED lights illuminates the bottom during a test dive off the Ulithi Atoll. Sediment samples later collected in the Mariana Trench revealed previously unknown microorganisms.
The images are from the June issue of National Geographic magazine.
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