from the mariana

bottom of the trench

here I am, a scientist writing to you from the lowest point in the world, the Mariana trench. It was quite a long flight to japan and then boat ride to the challenger deep ( which is in the western north pacific ), and then the long dive about 6.78 miles under water. As I dived down, I saw the plant and animal life change drastically as the depth changed. Now that I am here, I see a few plants gathering hat heat they can near volcanic vents (which are the only source of energy down here, since sunlight cant get through all the water) some scavengers with large eyes eating whatever drifts down from above, and strange, alien-like bio luminescent fish. It is so dark down here, only our ship's lights and the very few fish providing light. These waters can house some very strange things, and provide a bubble for ancient fish to exist in. I feel there are still many things to discover and explore down here, and might be investigated for decades more .