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China Acquires World's Deepest Seismic Profile Data
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China Breaks Records in Mariana Trench
Mar 24, 2017
Chinese scientists have broken two world records this year at the ocean's lowest depth - the Mariana Trench. The trench is about 2,550 kilometers (1,580 miles) long and around 69 kilometers (43 miles) wide. It reaches a maximum-known depth of 10,994 meters (36,070 feet) ...