BETA
Chapter 1
Where Earth boils
Chapter 2
The frozen frontiers
Chapter 3
Where rain never falls
Chapter 4
Descending into the abyss
YOUR GOAL
Master of Earth's most extreme places
Ch 4 · Descending into the abyss
misslily Dodge hazards as you plunge to discover Earth's hottest, coldest, deepest, and driest places.
misslily Descending into the abyss
If you dropped Mount Everest in the deep below, Two kilometers of water would still cover the snow.
misslily Located in Abkhazia, Georgia, Veryovkina Cave is the deepest known natural cave on Earth.
misslily The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest artificial hole ever drilled into the Earth's crust.
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?