BEIJING - Chinese manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong reached a depth of 5,143 meters in its third test dive in eastern Pacific Ocean Thursday morning (Beijing time), said the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).

Chinese manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong finishes a 5,143-m test dive on Thursday morning July 28, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

The submersible took photos, shoot video, and made topography scan at the ocean floor.