Challenger Deep Is Deeper Than Everest Is Tall

Challenger Deep is the deepest seabed point on Earth.

Two people descend in the submersible Limiting Factor.

The feature’s depth ranges around 10,903 to 10,935 meters.

Two people inside a submersible descending to Challenger Deep.

Twenty-seven people had descended to Challenger Deep by July 2022.

The seafloor is mostly pelagic ooze with piles of rocks above it.

Most sediment organisms are soft-shelled foraminifera, unusual for deep ocean.

Remotely operated underwater vehicle Kaiko 7000Ⅱ explored Challenger Deep.

Bathyscaphe Trieste first descended to Challenger Deep in 1960.

DSV Limiting Factor prepares for deep-sea dive.

DSV Limiting Factor submersible explored the Challenger Deep.

Operator console of Kaikō Mk-IV submersible vehicle shown.