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Bathythermograph Invented (Scientific research)
Temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in water temperature versus depth down to a depth of approximately 935 fee -
Live Coelacanth Discovered (Scientific research"
Thought to be extinct till several were found -
First Untethered Deep Water Craft (Scientific research / navigation)
Set several world diving records even beating those of bathyspheres -
Deepest Ocean Point Found (Scientific research)
What was really discovered was the Mariana Trench which can fit Mount Everest with about a mile left before it reaches the surface -
Discovery of Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Scientific research)
Evidence for the theory of continental drift -
First Multibeam Sounding (Scientific research / navigation / military)
Created an accurate map of the ocean floor -
Hydrothermal Vents Discovered (Scientific research)
First time an ecosystem that thrives without the energy of the sun was discovered -
Deepest Dive in Dive Suit (Scientific research)
Exploration in a suit created with a new pressurized metal suit known as JIM suit -
Ocean Surface Mapping (Scientific research / navigation / military)
Previously impossible to obtain data of the ocean surface was now obtainable -
Mariana Trench Expedition (Scientific research)
In 2030 a definitive map of the worlds ocean floor will be created