China plans world first manned plunge to 7,000 meters below sea level.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , March 9 (ANI): China is working on an ambitions ocean exploration program that may send men to 7,000 meters deep into the ocean, for the first time in the world. According to Sun Zhihui, director of the State Oceanic Administration, a deep-sea manned submersible submersible, small, mobile undersea research vessel capable of functioning in the ocean depths. Development of a great variety of submersibles during the later 1950s and 1960s came about as a result of improved technology and in response to a demonstrated need for for the mission has been assembled last year and the test would begin this year. If successful, the China-made submersible would be the first manned vehicle to reach such a depth. So far, manned submersibles could only descend to 6,500 meters below the sea level. The submersible could carry a crew of up to three people, and would play an important role in deep-sea exploration of natural resources and polar researches. Sun did not give a specific timetable for the test, saying it was still in discussion. The average depth of the world ocean is about 3,790 meters below the sea level. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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