Don Walsh

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Don Walsh is an American oceanographer and former U.S. Navy officer best known for co-piloting the bathyscaphe Trieste on the first crewed descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy officer
explorer
human
oceanographer
achievement reaching the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans in 1960
coPiloted bathyscaphe Trieste
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfEvent 1960 descent to Challenger Deep
explored Challenger Deep
familyName Walsh
fieldOfWork deep-sea exploration
oceanography
givenName Don
knownFor co-piloting bathyscaphe Trieste to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank officer
name Don Walsh self-link
nationality American
notableEvent descent to Challenger Deep in 1960
notableWork first crewed descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
occupation explorer
naval officer
oceanographer
participatedIn first crewed descent to Challenger Deep
partnerInMission Jacques Piccard
placeOfActivity Mariana Trench
Pacific Ocean
vehicleUsed bathyscaphe Trieste

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bathyscaphe Trieste carried Don Walsh
bathyscaphe Trieste crewMember Don Walsh
Don Walsh name Don Walsh self-link