VANESSA O’BRIEN
Apr 01, 2021
2 minutes
INTERVIEW: FARIDA ZEYNALOVA
What was it like descending into Challenger Deep, and how was it done?
It was surreal climbing into a titanium globe that slowly sank into darkness. The bottom, which took four hours to reach, looked like the moon. It’s a highly unusual and unexplored place.
Reaching the bottom — 35,843ft under the Pacific Ocean — requires a submersible that can resist
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