Mariana Trench: the ocean’s deepest breath

The Mariana Trench lies in the Pacific Ocean and is the deepest known ocean point. Pressure there can reach about 1,000 times atmospheric pressure. Even so, microorganisms and some fish have adapted. Bathyscaphes and remotely operated vehicles gradually open this world. Talay presents the deep ocean as an unexplored frontier like space — both are horizons of human curiosity.

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