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Challenger Deep - Kathy Sullivan has descended to the deepest known spot in the ocean
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- Astronaut and oceanographer Kathy Sullivan became first woman to descend into deepest spot in Mariana trench – ‘Challenger Deep’
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- she was the first American to walk in space in 1984
- Challenger Deep – 7 miles below the surface of Pacific Ocean
- She is only person who walked in person and reached deepest point on ocean
- Submersible named as ‘Limiting Factor’
- Challenger Deep
(1) Located in western Pacific Ocean
(2) 36200 feet deep (average depth of ocean is 12100 feet)
(3) First dive in challenger deep - in 1960 by Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard on a submersible called ‘Trieste’
(4) British Ship HMS Challenger discovered Challenger Deep between 1872-1876.