Quick facts about the Mariana Trench / Challengers Deep 🌊
- The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth 🌏 - Challengers Deep is the deepest point on Earth in the ocean floor, estimated to scale about 11034 meters deep (36201 ft - approx 7 miles!?) 🤯
- It is deeper than the Tallest Mountain in the world, Mount Everest (29029 ft / 8,848 meters) 🏔
- Water temperature at the bottom of the ocean floor can vary around 1-4 degrees celsius (34 to 39 Fahrenheit) 🥶
- It was first discovered in 1875 by two explorers, marking the deepest ocean point in human history, while discovering over 4,700 new species in the journey ✨
- As of April 2021, 22 people have descended Challenger Deep ( Avatar and Terminator 2 Director James Cameron was the 3rd person to have attempted this alone) 🎥
- A dozen astronauts have walked on the moon in comparison to the three people that have reached Challenger Deep and survived 🌑🌕
- Exploring the Mariana Trench and Challenger deep is extremely risky and dangerous, it is pure darkness down there, the ocean’s deep pressure will crush human air pressure, many undiscovered and undisturbed sea creatures lurk in the deepest ocean, descending and ascending too quickly can rupture human organs via pressure ☠️
Extra fact: Challengers deep is a lot deeper than where the titanic sunk 🚢
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