Trieste descent to Challenger Deep

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1960-01-23
gptkbp:depthReached 10,911 meters
gptkbp:duration about 5 hours descent, 3 hours ascent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trieste descent to Challenger Deep
gptkbp:location gptkb:Challenger_Deep
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely reported in international press
gptkbp:notable_for saw flatfish-like creature at bottom
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Jacques_Piccard
gptkb:Don_Walsh
gptkbp:pressureAtBottom over 1,000 atmospheres
gptkbp:significance first crewed descent to the deepest known point in Earth's oceans
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:timeAtBottom about 20 minutes
gptkbp:vehicleType gptkb:Bathyscaphe_Trieste
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Donald_D._Walsh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6