BETA
Chapter 1
Mapping the abyss
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Chapter 2
Physics under pressure
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Chapter 3
Life in the Hadal Zone
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Chapter 4
Humans in the deep
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The Mariana Trench
Ch 4 · Humans in the deep
artiteacher Challenger Deep
Down in the deep, down in the deep / The Trieste touched the floor.
artiteacher Communicating with submersibles at the bottom of the trench is incredibly slow.
artiteacher An American explorer made multiple dives to the trench, finding plastic at the bottom.
Fun Fact
Deep trash: Explorer Victor Vescovo discovered a plastic bag and candy wrappers at the very bottom of the trench.
Glossary
submersible (noun)
A watercraft designed to operate and navigate completely underwater. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh piloted a submersible to the Pacific's deepest ocean floor.
A watercraft designed to operate and navigate completely underwater. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh piloted a submersible to the Pacific's deepest ocean floor.
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What depressing item did Victor Vescovo discover at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 2019?
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What did James Cameron describe the bottom of the Mariana Trench as looking like?
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Why are robotic landers preferred over manned submersibles for routine Mariana Trench research?
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How do scientists send messages to submersibles at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?
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Roughly how long does a sound wave message take to travel from the Mariana Trench bottom to the surface?