Why more people have walked on the moon than visited this abyss
In short: The Mariana Trench is one of the most hostile environments on Earth. This video explores why reaching its floor remains a monumental feat of engineering and exploration, revealing the sheer scale of the underwater pressure.
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench spans roughly 2,550 km long and 69 km wide. Its deepest point, the Challenger Deep, reaches approximately 10,994 meters. Imagine placing Mount Everest on the seabed; over 2,000 metres of water would still cover its highest point.
Exploration faces a major hurdle from intense pressure, surpassing sea level atmospheric weight by over 1,000 times. First identified by the HMS Challenger expedition between 1872 and 1876, the trench remains so difficult to access that fewer people have visited its bottom than have set foot on the moon.
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