Which former astronaut became the first woman to reach Challenger Deep?
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Kathryn Sullivan
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Which former astronaut became the first woman to reach Challenger Deep?
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Kathryn Sullivan
What depth did a 2021 study give for Challenger Deep, within ±6 m?
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10,935 m
The Kermadec Trench lies northeast of which country's North Island?
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New Zealand
In what year did HMS Challenger record its deep sounding at station 225?
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1875
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Milwaukee Deep is named after which U.S. Navy cruiser?
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USS Milwaukee
The Kermadec Trench lies northeast of which country's North Island?
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New Zealand
Which British expedition first located the depression later called Challenger Deep?
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Challenger expedition
What plate-tectonic process forms most deep ocean trenches?
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Subduction
What type of seafloor landform includes the Mariana, Tonga, and Kermadec examples?
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Oceanic trench
Which ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions?
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Pacific Ocean
In which year was Dordrecht Deep discovered?
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1960