<strong>Record-breaker:</strong> Victor Vescovo, pictured left, has become the first person to dive to the deepest points of each of the world's five oceans.
Record-breaker: Victor Vescovo, pictured left, has become the first person to dive to the deepest points of each of the world's five oceans.
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<strong>Five Deeps Expedition:</strong> The dive was filmed for Discovery Channel, as part of the Five Deeps Expedition.
Five Deeps Expedition: The dive was filmed for Discovery Channel, as part of the Five Deeps Expedition.
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<strong>Incredible adventure</strong>: Vescovo dove to the bottom of the Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic and Atlantic oceans, over a period of 10 months. In the Arctic, he plummeted into the Molloy Deep.
Incredible adventure: Vescovo dove to the bottom of the Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic and Atlantic oceans, over a period of 10 months. In the Arctic, he plummeted into the Molloy Deep.
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<strong>Deep sea diving</strong>: Vescovo, pictured, also completed the deepest sea dive ever recorded, to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Pacific's Mariana Trench.
Deep sea diving: Vescovo, pictured, also completed the deepest sea dive ever recorded, to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Pacific's Mariana Trench.
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<strong>Bottom of the ocean:</strong> Vescovo used a submersible called the Limiting Factor to reach the ocean floor.
Bottom of the ocean: Vescovo used a submersible called the Limiting Factor to reach the ocean floor.
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<strong>Plastic pollution:</strong> As well as several potential new species, Vescovo said he saw a plastic bag and candy wrappers at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Plastic pollution: As well as several potential new species, Vescovo said he saw a plastic bag and candy wrappers at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
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<strong>Collecting data: </strong>Over the course of the expedition, Vescovo, pictured, and his team mapped over 300,000 square kilometers of seafloor, traveling over 46,000 miles around the world.
Collecting data: Over the course of the expedition, Vescovo, pictured, and his team mapped over 300,000 square kilometers of seafloor, traveling over 46,000 miles around the world.
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<strong>Sonar-mapping: </strong>Along the way, the expedition conducted a sonar-mapping exercise to survey the ocean's floors, as part of the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project to map the world's seafloor in detail by the end of 2030.
Sonar-mapping: Along the way, the expedition conducted a sonar-mapping exercise to survey the ocean's floors, as part of the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project to map the world's seafloor in detail by the end of 2030.
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