Many know that the highest point of the planet Earth is Everest (8848 m). If you are asked where the deepest point of the ocean is, what will you answer? The Mariana Trench is the very place we want to tell you about.
But first I want to note that the secrets of nature do not cease to surprise us with their riddles. The place described also has not been studied properly for quite objective reasons.
So, we offer you interesting facts about the Mariana Trench or, as it is also called, the Marian Trench. Below are valuable photos with mysterious inhabitants of this abyss.
It is located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. This is the deepest place in the world, of all known to date.
Having a V-shaped shape, the depression runs along the Mariana Islands for 1500 km.
Mariana Trench on the map
An interesting fact is that the Mariana Trench lies at the junction of lithospheric plates: Pacific and Philippine.
The pressure at the bottom of the trough reaches 108.6 MPa, which is almost 1072 above normal pressure.
Probably, now you understand that due to such conditions, it is extremely difficult to explore the mysterious bottom of the world, as this place is also called. Nevertheless, the scientific community, beginning with the end of the 19th century, does not cease to study step by step this mystery of nature.
Studies of the Mariana Trench
In 1875, for the first time, an attempt was made to globally explore the Mariana Trench. The English expedition Challenger carried out gauging and analysis of the gutter. It was this group of scientists who established the primary mark at 8184 meters.
Of course, this was not the full depth, since the possibilities of that time were much more modest than today's measuring systems.
Dipping to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
1960 was one of the most fruitful, in terms of research of the Mariana Trench. The research bathyscaphe "Trieste" made a record dive to a depth of 10,915 meters.
Then something mysterious and inexplicable began. Special instruments that record underwater sound, began to transmit to the surface of terrible noises, reminiscent of the grinding of saws for metal.
Monitors recorded mystical shadows, which in shape resembled fairy-tale dragons with several heads. Within an hour scientists tried to fix as much data as possible, but then the situation began to get out of control.
It was decided to immediately lift the bathyscaphe to the surface, as there were justifiable fears that if you wait a little longer, the bathyscaphe will forever remain in the mysterious abyss of the Mariana Trench.
Dipping to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
1960 was one of the most fruitful, in terms of research of the Mariana Trench. The research bathyscaphe "Trieste" made a record dive to a depth of 10,915 meters.
Then something mysterious and inexplicable began. Special instruments that record underwater sound, began to transmit to the surface of terrible noises, reminiscent of the grinding of saws for metal.
Monitors recorded mystical shadows, which in shape resembled fairy-tale dragons with several heads. Within an hour scientists tried to fix as much data as possible, but then the situation began to get out of control.
It was decided to immediately lift the bathyscaphe to the surface, as there were justifiable fears that if you wait a little longer, the bathyscaphe will forever remain in the mysterious abyss of the Mariana Trench.
