What was found at the bottom of Challenger Deep?

In April 2019, American undersea explorer Victor Vescovo set a new record for the deepest descent ever at the Challenger Deep - 35,853 feet (10,928 meters). On the bottom of the ocean, he found candy wrappers and plastic bags.

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Is Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench?

Toward the southern end of the Mariana Trench lies the Challenger Deep. It sits 36,070 feet below sea level, making it the point most distant from the water's surface and the deepest part of the Trench. Is there anything deeper than the Mariana Trench? The deepest place in the Atlantic is in the Puerto Rico Trench, a place called Brownson Deep at 8,378m. The expedition also confirmed the second deepest location in the Pacific, behind the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. This runner-up is the Horizon Deep in the Tonga Trench with a depth of 10,816m.

Is there life at the bottom of Challenger Deep?

Researchers from Japan have found that bacteria thrive in the canyon called Challenger Deep, which is the lowest point on Earth's ocean floor and the deepest part of the Mariana Trench. Is Megalodon in the Mariana Trench? Trench reports of megalodon sightings can be found on many different websites. Science tells us that megalodon sharks are extinct.

What did James Cameron discover in the Mariana Trench?

He spent four hours exploring the bottom of the trench in his submersible, built to withstand the immense pressure of the deep. He found sea creatures, but also found a plastic bag and sweet wrappers. Are there monsters in the Mariana Trench? Despite its immense distance from everywhere else, life seems to be abundant in the Trench. Recent expeditions have found myriad creatures living out their lives at the bottom of the sea-floor. Xenophyophores, amphipods, and holothurians (not the names of alien species, I promise) all call the trench home.

What did James Cameron discover?

Editor's note: On , James Cameron made a record-breaking solo dive to the Earth's deepest point, successfully piloting the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER nearly 7 seven miles (11 kilometers) to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. How far down is the Mariana Trench?

It is 11,034 meters (36,201 feet) deep, which is almost 7 miles. Tell students that if you placed Mount Everest at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the peak would still be 2,133 meters (7,000 feet) below sea level.

Has anyone been to the bottom of Marianas Trench?

While thousands of climbers have successfully scaled Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, only two people have descended to the planet's deepest point, the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.