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First video from James Cameron dive released
March 27, 2012
March 27, 2012
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(CBS/AP) Footage from James Cameron's dive to the deepest known point of the ocean has been released in a video from expedition sponsor National Geographic.
The footage, which starts at 1:09 in the above YouTube video, shows an empty ocean floor, devoid of life.
The "Avatar" director described the scene as "desolate" in a conference call Monday with reporters following his return to the surface.
"I just sat there looking out the window, looking at this barren, desolate lunar plain, appreciating," Cameron said.
Cameron spent three hours at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles down.
Cameron also
The footage, which starts at 1:09 in the above YouTube video, shows an empty ocean floor, devoid of life.
The "Avatar" director described the scene as "desolate" in a conference call Monday with reporters following his return to the surface.
"I just sat there looking out the window, looking at this barren, desolate lunar plain, appreciating," Cameron said.
Cameron spent three hours at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles down.
Cameron also
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