Exploring the deep! On January 23, 1960, Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh made the first epic voyage into the deep. The research bathyscaphe Trieste carried the two men 10,911 meters below the ocean surface to the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench near Guam in the Pacific. “Their dive fueled public interest in the deep ocean and opened the door to possibilities never before available,” according to our friends over at @oceandiscleague. “Today, worldwide, we celebrate the wond

2.6K views · 71 reactions | U.S. Navy Captain Don Walsh made the first-ever descent to the seabed of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place in the ocean. We learned this weekend that Walsh died at age 92. | CBS Evening News | Facebook

It’s a lovely day today to visit the legendary Bathyscaphe Trieste, resurfaced in Piazza Unità — a faithful replica of the sub that reached the Mariana Trench in 1960. On display until November 9. @comuneditrieste Read all about it in the fall edition of InTrieste Magazine, available now across town. #intrieste | InTrieste