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JIAOLONG’s function and capability were fully tested during its 37 dives. The longest underwater time was 543 minutes, and the deepest dive of 3759 m was made on its 37th dive. The Chinese national flags and memorial “Dragon Palaces” were placed on the seafloor. 525 mL of pressure-sustained seawater and two sea cucumbers were sampled. Test results have indicated that all the functions and capabilities were in good agreement with the design data.
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Liu, F., Cui, W. & Li, X. China’s first deep manned submersible, JIAOLONG. Sci. China Earth Sci. 53, 1407–1410 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-010-4100-2
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