2023 | United States | Short

Dawn Wright's Historic Expedition

  • English 5 mins
  • Director | -
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Roxine Helberg, Peter Stonier, Peter Koeppen

STATUS: Released

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On July 12, Dr. Dawn Wright, Esri’s chief scientist, became the first person to operate a portable sonar device to map a portion of Challenger Deep in fine detail and the first Black person to dive to the deepest point in the ocean. In this video, Dawn describes the background, process, and significance of her groundbreaking mission.

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