Marine Explorers
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
EXPLORER PROFILE: JACQUES PICCARD
- Name: Jacques Piccard
- Name of vessel: Trieste
- Expedition: reached the seafloor of the mariana trench
- 1922-2008
Photo by antonychammond
Jacques Picard was doing a special mission with a friend named don Walsh and together they discovered the seafloor of the Mariana deep ocean trench
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Technology used
The Trieste was one of the first submarines, but was cable controlled by a ship
Photo by rintakumpu
DID THEY REACH THIER GOAL
- Yes, the trieste was a prototype tested for deep exploration
Photo by Tom Rydquist
WHAT LANDS DID JACQUES EXPLORED?
- The mariana ocean trench seafloor
- He discovered many new species of fish
Photo by Claudio.Ar
Current research
Attempt to reach challenger deep, the lowest part of the Mariana Trench
Photo by Mary Fairchild/Mfairlady
What technology?
James Cameron used a special submarine called the challenger
Photo by Sergiu Bacioiu
