Don Walsh Scientist

Don Walsh (born November 2, 1931) 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 (10,916 m), but later and more accurate measurements have measured it at 35,798 feet (10,911 m).

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Don Walsh
Birth dateNovember 02, 1931
Birth place
Berkeley California
Residence
Sitkum Oregon
Education
United States Naval Academy
Known for
Bathyscaphe

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