In 1875,the HMS(皇家海军舰艇)Challenger stopped in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,southwest of the Mariana Islands,to conduct a routine depth sounding.As they'd done countless times before,the British scientists ...In 1875,the HMS(皇家海军舰艇)Challenger stopped in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,southwest of the Mariana Islands,to conduct a routine depth sounding.As they'd done countless times before,the British scientists and sailors on board lowered a weighted rope into the water.Unlike those other times,however,the rope kept falling,seemingly without an end.After nearly 8,230 meters,it finally hit the bottom—the first human attempt at what became known as the Mariana Trench.展开更多
文摘In 1875,the HMS(皇家海军舰艇)Challenger stopped in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,southwest of the Mariana Islands,to conduct a routine depth sounding.As they'd done countless times before,the British scientists and sailors on board lowered a weighted rope into the water.Unlike those other times,however,the rope kept falling,seemingly without an end.After nearly 8,230 meters,it finally hit the bottom—the first human attempt at what became known as the Mariana Trench.
