Scientists Finally Discovered What's Really Lurking Deep Inside the Mariana Trench

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Scientists Finally Discovered What's Really Lurking Deep Inside the Mariana Trench
Exploring the Mariana Trench is like diving into the deepest parts of our planet's oceans. This place is not just deep, it's fascinatingly complex, with scientists facing extreme challenges as they descend into these dark waters. They're like detectives, trying to figure out what powerful natural forces have shaped this underwater world. Down there, they've found incredible sights like erupting underwater mountains, strange mud volcanoes, and the Earth’s largest geological feature. The things they learn from this unique underwater area could really change our understanding of how the Earth itself is formed and reshaped over time.
Tucked away in the western Pacific, the Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in all the world's oceans. The quest to understand how this deep scar in the Earth’s crust came to be, and how it keeps affecting our planet, started way back in 1872. That’s when a British ship, the HMS Challenger, embarked on a groundbreaking mission to map the ocean floor. Before this, people thought that once you went deep enough, the ocean was just a flat, boring, lifeless place. They really didn't expect to find anything interesting. The Challenger and its crew spent four years sailing about 70,000 miles-that’s nearly a third of the way to the moon! Every 140 miles, they would measure the depth using a massive amount of rope-249 miles of it-and lots of lead weights. It was tough, grueling work, but back then, that was the only way to figure out how deep the ocean was.

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This is interesting,,7 miles is a lot of water...A whole Ecco system...I see👁️👁️😎

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