June 2, 2009
Contact: Patrick Foy, Department of Fish and Game, (916) 651–2084Ed Hazel, Monterey County District Attorney’s Office,(831) 755–5070
A robotic vehicle named Nereus has made the deepest ocean dive ever — 6.8 miles (10,902 meters), a team of scientists and engineers reported yesterday. At this depth, Nereus was able to explore the Challenger Deep — the ocean’s lowest point, located in the Mariana…
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