There's a place in the ocean so deep that if Mt. Everest sat on the spot, there would still be a mile of water overhead. It's called the Challenger Deep, and it lies in the Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific. At 35,000 feet, it is the deepest place on Earth. Deep in the dark lie clues to some of our most basic and pressing questions - how does the Earth work, and how did life arise on it? To go after the answers, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has assembled a team of scientists and engineers for the dive. In preparation, the team will design and build a one-of-a-kind deepest diving vehicle - a Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle.
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