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Chinese submarine sends first live video back from the bottom of the Mariana Trench – ABC News
As part of the mission, scientists will collect samples of organisms as well as other “deep-sea materials” as China further explores the potential of harvesting…
China has live streamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the Mariana Trench as part of a historic mission into the deepest underwater valley on the planet.
Key points:
- Fendouzhe is being used to observe the species that live on the ocean floor
- Its team is also researching other deep-sea material as part of China’s move to develop its deep-sea mining capabilities
- Fendouzhe set a national record for the depth of its dive but was about 20m short of the world record
The Fendouzhe,…
