THE DEEPEST POINT ON MOTHER EARTH – MARIANA TRENCH
HOW WAS IT FORMED ?
WHEN 2 TECTONIC PLATES NAMELY THE PACIFIC PLATE AND THE PHILIPPINE PLATE COLLIDED THE MARIANA TRENCH WAS FORMED .
IF IT’S THE DEEPEST POINT ON THE EARTH , HOW DEEP IS IT ?
THE MARIANA TRENCH IS VERY DEEP WITH A DEPTH OF 11 KM ( 7 MILES ) .
MARIANA TRENCH : A NATURAL HABITAT
THE MARIANA TRENCH’S LIFE JUST DECREASES AS DEEP AS WE GO . BUT STILL SOME ORGANISMS ARE ABLE TO THRIVE THERE . BACTERIA , CRUSTACEANS , OCTOPUSES , FANGTOOTHS AND FISHES . BUT , WHAT DO WE KNOW ? THERE MAY BE A LOT MORE TO EXPLORE .
ALSO , HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THE CHALLENGE AND REACHED THE DEPTHS OF THE MARIANA TRENCH ?
TILL NOW , ONLY 14 PEOPLE HAVE REACHED TO THE DEPTHS OF THE MARIANA TRENCH LIKE DON WALSH AND JACQUES PICCARD TOGETHER WENT ON TO BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO REACH THE MARIANA TRENCH’S DEPTHS . OTHER NAMES INCLUDE :-
- JAMES CAMERON
- VICTOR VESCOVO
- PATRCK LAHEY
- JONATHAN STRUWE
- JOHN RAMSAY
AND MANY MORE ….
