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Don Walsh
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1931 –
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Who is Don Walsh?
Don Walsh is an American oceanographer, explorer and marine policy specialist. He and Jacques Piccard were aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste when it made a record maximum descent into the Mariana Trench on January 23, 1960, the deepest point of the world's oceans. The depth was measured at 35,813 feet, but later and more accurate measurements have measured it at 35,798 feet.
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- Born
- Nov 2, 1931
Berkeley - Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Texas A&M University
- Lived in
- Sitkum
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on July 23, 2013
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