The Ship: The Bathyscaphe TriesteĪ bathyscaphe (pronounced BA-thi-skaf meaning: 'deep ship') is a submersible vessel with a spherical room for research and observation.
Trieste was the first vehicle to explore the trench with a crew of two people. It was discovered to be 10,924 meters deep in 1951 by researchers aboard the British survey ship Challenger.
Where is the Mariana Trench? The Mariana Trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean.
