The Deepest Part of the Ocean Has Pressure Equivalent to 50 Jumbo Jets

The Mariana Trench, nearly 11,000 meters deep, experiences pressures over 1,000 times that at sea level. This crushing force is roughly equal to stacking 50 jumbo jets on top of a person, yet life still thrives there, adapted to extreme conditions.

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