Video: James Cameron’s record dive
James Cameron filmed the first-ever video footage of the Mariana Trench
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This clip includes some of the first ever video footage of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on the Earth’s surface. it was taken by James Cameron in his state-of-the-art submersible at the bottom of the Mariana Trench during his historic DEEPSEA CHALLENGE scientific expedition on March 26, 2012 (a joint partnership between Cameron, National Geographic and Rolex).
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Video Courtesy National Geographic.