The expedition reached a maximum depth of 10,928 meters[1] / 35,853 feet deep, 16 meters/52 feet deeper than any previous manned dive. ... Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench.

By returning humans to the so-called hadal zone—the ocean's deepest level, below 20,000 feet (6,000 meters)—the Challenger Deep expedition may represent a renaissance in deep-sea exploration.

The Mariana Trench was formed by a process known as subduction, where the Pacific Plate is being subducted under the smaller Mariana Plate. It first appeared on the radar of science in the 1870s ...

The Mariana Trench located in the Western Pacific near Guam hosts the deepest place on Earth, and has been the focus of high profile voyages to conquer its deepest point, Challenger Deep. A recent ...

At 5:52 p.m. ET Sunday (7:52 a.m. Monday, local time), James Cameron arrived at the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep, members of the National Geographic expedition have confirmed. His depth on ...

Explorer and businessman Victor Vescovo descended 35,853 feet (10,927 meters) into the Pacific Ocean last week, breaking the record for deepest dive ever.

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The Mariana Trench is more than 7 miles (11 kilometers) deep. Although it is a toxic environment, some creatures of the deep thrive there.

Victor Vescovo will be the fourth person to go down to the deepest point of the Earth when he takes his submarine down to the Mariana Trench. New strain in Calif. Get the USA TODAY app Start the ...

The Academy Award winning filmmaker talks to THR about the documentary that traces his nearly 36,000-foot dive to Mariana Trench’s Challenger Deep, the ocean’s deepest point.

It's the deepest trench on Earth The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench on Earth. Covered by ocean water, it's a geographical feature known as an oceanic trench.