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Jiaolong brings back 11 new species from 7,000-meter dive

2012-07-16 23:19:11 GMT2012-07-17 07:19:11(Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Photo taken on June 27, 2012 shows a robot arm of the manned submersible Jiaolong catching a sea cucumber in Pacific Ocean. China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on June 27, 2012 shows a deep-sea fish taking the bait set by oceanauts in Pacific Ocean. China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on June 27, 2012 shows a robot arm of the manned submersible Jiaolong extracting submarine sediments in Pacific Ocean. China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on June 27, 2012 shows an unidentified sea creature taking the bait set by oceanauts in Pacific Ocean. China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on June 22, 2012 shows two samples of submarine sediments fetched through a deep-sea dive by manned submersible Jiaolong in Pacific Ocean. China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on June 22, 2012 shows a biological sample fetched through a deep-sea dive by manned submersible Jiaolong in Pacific Ocean. China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species. (Xinhua)

China's manned submersible Jiaolong has successfully completed its program of deep-sea dives to 7,000 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Through the program, oceanauts and scientists have explored the underwater geological structure and discovered 11 new species.

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