Being in oceanography this semester gets me excited about things like this.

Mariana Trench: Take a virtual dive 11,000m down

The reverse apex of the Mariana Trench, Challenger Deep, is about 11,000 feet below the surface of the ocean. It’s one of the most mysterious, extreme locations on our planet. The pressure is so crushingly powerful that it would feel as if a one ton weight was resting on your fingernail. Of course, you’d be dead, so you wouldn’t feel it.

Now you can “travel” down there safely with this virtual dive into the trench from the BBC. Take a deep breath …

(via BBC News)

Previously: A Google Streetview for coastal oceans? Yes please!