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Mariana Trench

Onward and Downward

Source: National Geographic

Storm season was rolling in, and time was running out. Rough seas kept delaying James Cameron’s dive to Challenger Deep, lowest spot of the Mariana Trench, at nearly seven miles below the surface. When the swells subsided ...
Full article at: National Geographic  More like this  May 15 2013, 10:04am CDT

Deep-sea vessel to have 5-year trial period

Source: China Daily

The State Oceanic Administration said on Wednesday that the deep-sea submersible Jiaolong will enter commercial operation after a five-year trial operation. The administration said that in the next five years, the submersible's capa ...
Full article at: China Daily  More like this  May 15 2013, 8:51am CDT

MV Shearwater: Vortex???

Source: Sail Blogs

David C 05/12/2013, Royal Belau Yacht Club David C 05/10/2013 `David C 05/08/2013, 08 05.8'N:132 14.2'E, Mighty Pacific `David C 05/07/2013, 08 34.7'N:130 8.3'E, More than half way to Palau David C 05/06/2013, 9 05.'N:1 ...
Full article at: Sail Blogs  More like this  May 12 2013, 2:01am CDT

DFW Airport the next stop on lightweight plane’s sun-powered cross-country flight

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Piloting the Solar Impulse, a gangly sun-powered airplane, Piccard flew 650 miles from San Francisco to Phoenix last weekend. The flight in the plane with the wing-span of a jumbo jet and the weight of a car took nearly 19 hou ...
Full article at: Fort Worth Star-Telegram  More like this  May 11 2013, 3:28pm CDT

Why Being a Young Geek Will Make You a Cool Adult

Source: The Huffington Post

Prudence Shen: Any discussion addressing what it is to be a young geek and how that translates into being a cool adult necessarily requires a review of the relevant terms. For example, I'm 28 and I'm worried on a da ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post  More like this  May 10 2013, 1:17pm CDT

Oceanauts prepare for deep-sea mission

Source: Shanghai Daily

THREE Chinese oceanauts are studying geographic and biodiversity data in the South China Sea as they prepare for a deep-sea mission in June. The deep-sea submersible, Jiao-long, completed a record dive of 7,062 meters ...
Full article at: Shanghai Daily  More like this  May 10 2013, 11:00am CDT

Girly Bits Face The Music & Spring It On Me! Swatches

Source: The PolishAholic

Happy Friday! Anyone have big plans for this weekend? I'm not sure what I'll be doing yet other than some kind of Mothers Day dinner for my Grandma and Mom. I still have to go out and buy gifts for Mothers Day, I never know what to get my Mom and Gr ...
Full article at: The PolishAholic  More like this  May 10 2013, 6:50am CDT

MV Shearwater: Palau Arrival

Source: Sail Blogs

David C 05/10/2013 `David C 05/08/2013, 08 05.8'N:132 14.2'E, Mighty Pacific `David C 05/07/2013, 08 34.7'N:130 8.3'E, More than half way to Palau David C 05/06/2013, 9 05.'N:127 57.1'E, Pacific Ocean in 17, 585 ft of ...
Full article at: Sail Blogs  More like this  May 10 2013, 3:56am CDT

Exploration and Explorers

Source: LiveScience.com

For as long as humans have been around, it seems we've been exploring our world, from the top of Mount Everest to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Famous explorers like Neil Armstrong and Roald Amundsen hav ...
Full article at: LiveScience.com  More like this  May 9 2013, 4:23pm CDT

Jiaolong poised for S China Sea mission

Source: China Daily

QINGDAO - Three oceanauts of China's manned submersible, the Jiaolong, are studying geographic and biodiversity data of the South China Sea as they prepare for the sub's first scientific deep-sea mission in June. Jiaolong completed a record dive of ...
Full article at: China Daily  More like this  May 9 2013, 4:58am CDT


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