Bathymetry of the Challenger Deep mapped by R/V Hakuho-maru (IMAGE)

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Bathymetry of the Challenger Deep mapped by R/V Hakuho-maru

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The preferred solution gives maximum gridded depths of 10,926 m, 10,912 m, and 10,927 m in the western, central, and eastern basins, respectively. Reprocessing the same acoustic data using five sound-speed models gives maximum gridded depths of 10,914–10,932 m in the eastern basin, an 18 m spread.

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Masakazu Fujii / National Institute of Polar Research

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