Chapter 1

High pressure and deep valleys

Chapter 2

Monsters of the midnight zone

Chapter 3

Unsung heroes of the mud

Chapter 4

Humans in the deep

YOUR GOAL

Master of Surviving the squeeze of the Mariana Trench

Ch 1 · High pressure and deep valleys
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artiteacher Challenger Deep Pressure Armor

Deep in Challenger Deep, (so deep!) / Aluminum shields are the armor they keep! (oh yeah!)

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The capacity for depth always exceeds the capacity for height.

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Challenger Deep's record-breaking depth

artiteacher Discovered by the HMS Challenger in 1875, this extreme point in the Mariana Trench drops to approximately 10,994

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The crushing weight of water

artiteacher Strange marine life survives under one thousand atmospheres of deep ocean pressure.

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Fun Fact

Trench depth: Mount Everest could easily fit inside the Mariana Trench with about two kilometers of water still covering its peak.

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Glossary
trench (noun)
A long, narrow, and deep depression on the ocean floor. The Mariana Trench reaches nearly eleven kilometers below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

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Gossip

Would you dive to the Mariana Trench in a tiny submarine?

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Quiz

Which geological process created the Mariana Trench?

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How much water would still cover Mount Everest if placed in Challenger Deep?

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Quiz

What is the approximate atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Challenger Deep?

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Quiz

What is the average water temperature at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

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Quiz

How long is the Mariana Trench?

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Quiz

Where is the Mariana Trench located on Earth?

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Quiz

Which tectonic plates meet to form the Mariana Trench?

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Quiz

Which ship first discovered the extreme depths of the Mariana Trench?

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