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The first person to reach the bottom of the Marianas trench was French explorer and scientist Piccard, in the bathyscaph. This was a type of submarine that was filled with a liquid (gasoline, I believe) as ballast, to be able to resist the incredible water pressure. The part where the people went was a sphere suspended beneath the hull of the ballast tank. In essence, the vehicle was like a hot-air ballon but for going underwater. This immersion happened in 1957.

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