Editing Challenger Deep (section)

====2022 - ''Ring of Fire 3 Expedition / DSV Limiting Factor''====
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   | caption1  = <small>Dawn Wright and Victor Vescovo aboard DSV ''Limiting Factor'' during their July 2022 dive into the Western Pool</small>
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In July 2022 for the fourth consecutive year, Caladan Oceanic's deep submergence system, consisting of the deep submersible DSV ''Limiting Factor'' supported by the mother ship DSSV ''Pressure Drop'', returned to the Challenger Deep for dives into the Challenger Deep.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pg/Dssvpressuredrop/posts/ @Dssvpressuredrop on Twitter]</ref>
In early July 2022, Victor Vescovo was joined by Aaron Newman as a mission specialist for a dive into the Central pool.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1544086485556658179|user=VictorVescovo|title=Completed a dive into the Challenger Deep, Central Pool with Aaron Newman...<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=22 July 2022|date=5 July 2022}}</ref> On 5 July 2022, Tim Macdonald as pilot and Jim Kitchen as mission specialist for a dive into the Eastern pool.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1545243188692193281|user=VictorVescovo|title=A dive at Challenger Deep (CD) was completed on July 5th with Tim Macdonald as pilot and Jim Kitchen as mission specialist...<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=22 July 2022|date=8 July 2022}}</ref> On 8 July 2022 Victor Vescovo was joined by [[Dylan Taylor (executive)|Dylan Taylor]] as mission specialist for a dive into the Eastern pool.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1545244724612694017|user=VictorVescovo|title=Completed another dive into the western, unvisited, area of the Eastern Pool of CD with Dylan Taylor...<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=22 July 2022|date=8 July 2022}}</ref>
Victor Vescovo (for his 15th dive into the Challenger Deep) was joined by geographer and oceanographer [[Dawn Wright]] as mission specialist on the 12 July 2022 dive to {{convert|10919|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in the Western Pool.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://divernet.com/world-dives/deep-sea-mapper-cant-get-much-deeper/ |title=Deep-sea mapper can't get much deeper! divernet.com 15 July 2022 |date=15 July 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715101107/https://divernet.com/world-dives/deep-sea-mapper-cant-get-much-deeper/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1547122307646341122|user=VictorVescovo|title=Dr. Dawn Wright and I completed a dive to 10,919m +/- 6m at the bottom of Challenger Deep (my 15th visit), Western Pool.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=22 July 2022|date=13 July 2022}}</ref> Wright operated the world's first sidescan sonar to ever operate at full-ocean depth to capture detailed imagery along short transects of the southern wall of the Western Pool.<ref>{{cite web |last1=EYOS Expeditions Blog |title=Dawn Wright Successfully Dives Challenger Deep |url=https://www.eyos-expeditions.com/dawn-wright-successfully-dives-challenger-deep/ |website=EYOS Expeditions |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714010910/https://www.eyos-expeditions.com/dawn-wright-successfully-dives-challenger-deep/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Deep Ocean Search |title=DOS to integrate the world's first 'Full Ocean Depth' side scan sonar |url=http://www.deepoceansearch.com/2021/12/01/dos-to-integrate-the-first-full-ocean-depth-side-scan-sonar-for-caladan-oceanic/ |website=Deep Ocean Search News |date=December 2021 |publisher=Deep Ocean Search |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818041209/http://www.deepoceansearch.com/2021/12/01/dos-to-integrate-the-first-full-ocean-depth-side-scan-sonar-for-caladan-oceanic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>