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Jiaolong finishes science tasks

Jiaolong, China's manned submersible, conducted its ninth and final dive in the second stage of China's 38th ocean scientific expedition in the South China Sea on Wednesday. It stayed underwater for nine and a half hours. Three crew members brought back samples of seawater from near the seabed, sediment, high-definition photographs and video.