Over 600 people have traveled to space, but only 22 brave souls have ventured to the enigmatic depths of the ocean floor.
As the search intensifies for the submersible that lost contact with its mother ship on Sunday as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic, many are wondering how deep the ocean is and what exactly lies at the bottom of it.
The Challenger Deep is the lowest point in the Mariana Trench and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean. Astonishingly, approximately 90% of the world's fish thrive in this zone, amounting to a staggering 10 billion tons of fish, according to the Smithsonian. Squids, jellyfish, turtles, some sharks and dolphins live in the Mesopelagic zone.
The Abyssal ZoneThe Abyssopelagic zone, or Abyssal zone: This is where it starts getting scarier, in our opinion; it goes from 13,100 feet to 19,700 feet deep. The pressures at this depth can reach up to 600 times what are experienced at sea level, with near-freezing temperatures, according to the Smithsonian.
Very little is known about life in this environment; almost every expedition uncovers something new. Nonetheless, life still exists.
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