Earth's most extreme places
Chapter 1
Where Earth boils
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Chapter 2
The frozen frontiers
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Chapter 3
Where rain never falls
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Chapter 4
Descending into the abyss
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Earth's most extreme places
Ch 4 · Descending into the abyss
misslily If you dropped Mount Everest in the deep below, Two kilometers of water would still cover the snow.
Fun Fact
Challenger Deep pressure: At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the pressure is equivalent to an elephant standing on your thumb.
Glossary
bathyscaphe (noun)
A crewed submersible vessel designed for deep-sea exploration. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh used the Trieste to reach the ocean's deepest point.
A crewed submersible vessel designed for deep-sea exploration. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh used the Trieste to reach the ocean's deepest point.
Quiz
What is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans, located in the Mariana Trench?