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James Cameron wants to be the first man in 50 years to venture to the deepest point on the ocean floor. The "Avatar" director is finding locations for the movie's sequel, which is to be set in the oceans of the movie's fictional planet, Pandora.

He has already commissioned a submarine made from high-tech composite materials and powered by electric motors. Cameron's sub needs to be able to survive the enormously powerful water pressure present miles below the ocean's surface. And if it does everything Cameron hopes, it could win the Ocean X Prize for "oceanographic research, exploration, conservation and healing."

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