Don Walsh

Born

November 2, 1931

Died

November 12, 2023 (aged 92)

Known as

naval officer, oceanographer, explorer

Don Walsh was an American oceanographer, U.S. Navy officer, and marine policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste, he and Jacques Piccard made a record maximum descent in the Challenger Deep on January 23, 1960, to 35,813 feet (10,916 m). Later and more accurate measurements have measured it at 35,798 feet (10,911 m).

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