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PRESSURISED: 002 – Exploring the Mariana Trench with Don Walsh
PRESSURISED: 002 – Exploring the Mariana Trench with Don Walsh
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 2. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/002-exploring-the-mariana-trench-guest-don-walsh
In this episode we have an amazing interview with legendary oceanographer, Don Walsh. In 1960, Don and Jacques Piccard were the first people ever to reach the ocean’s deepest point – Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste. Since then, Don tends to get asked the same questions about the dive but he is full of other stories at least as interesting. Some include getting a tour of the heavens from his old dive buddy Arthur C. Clark, almost joining the Apollo Program and being involved in the first remote sensing of our oceans from space. He is still passionate about science communication and we discuss how important storytelling is when sharing science.
Check out our podcast merch! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron.
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Glossary
Apollo programme - A USA space program carried out from 1961 to 1972 by NASA which landed the first astronauts on the Moon
Arthur C. Clarke - An English science-fiction writer, inventor and undersea explorer. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time.
Bathyscaphe - A bathyscaphe is a self-propelled vehicle used for deep-sea dives.
Challenger Deep - The deepest known point on Earth (10,935m / 35,876 ft deep).
Mariana Trench - The deepest known underwater trench on Earth, located in the Pacific Ocean.
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - The Deep-Sea Podcast: PRESSURISED
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/002-exploring-the-mariana-trench-guest-don-walsh
In this episode we have an amazing interview with legendary oceanographer, Don Walsh. In 1960, Don and Jacques Piccard were the first people ever to reach the ocean’s deepest point – Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste. Since then, Don tends to get asked the same questions about the dive but he is full of other stories at least as interesting. Some include getting a tour of the heavens from his old dive buddy Arthur C. Clark, almost joining the Apollo Program and being involved in the first remote sensing of our oceans from space. He is still passionate about science communication and we discuss how important storytelling is when sharing science.
Check out our podcast merch! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron.
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Glossary
Apollo programme - A USA space program carried out from 1961 to 1972 by NASA which landed the first astronauts on the Moon
Arthur C. Clarke - An English science-fiction writer, inventor and undersea explorer. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time.
Bathyscaphe - A bathyscaphe is a self-propelled vehicle used for deep-sea dives.
Challenger Deep - The deepest known point on Earth (10,935m / 35,876 ft deep).
Mariana Trench - The deepest known underwater trench on Earth, located in the Pacific Ocean.
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - The Deep-Sea Podcast: PRESSURISED
Released:
Sep 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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