Researchers uncover unsettling findings at the planet's deepest location.
Oceanographer Dawn Wright discussed how this discovery reveals the significant effects humans have had on the planet.
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Located over 6.7 miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean is the planet's deepest underwater trench, where researchers stumbled upon a revelation that stunned and saddened them.
Oceanographer Dawn Wright was able to get a rare look at the chasm, known as the Challenger Deep, when she traveled in a submarine to the Mariana Trench in the summer of 2022.
Considering that this is an opportunity that few of us will encounter in our lifetime, it's simple - and perhaps even enjoyable - to envision what the trench could resemble.
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In my mind, I envision an enchanting grotto teeming with intriguing fish and vibrant underwater flora, but the truth is far more terrifying.
Wright opened up about her experience in an op-ed written for the Los Angeles Times, in which she explained her plans to explore a previously unvisited area of the trench and use high-resolution sonar to create both an elevation model and a visualization that resembled an aerial photograph,
