Monday, May 23, 2011

Marianas Trench

"The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, and the lowest elevation of the surface of the Earth's crust. It is currently estimated to be up to 10,971 m (35,994 ft) deep. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is about 2,550 kilometres (1,580 mi) long but has a mean width of only 69 kilometres (43 mi). It reaches a maximum-known depth of about 10.91 kilometres (6.78 mi) at the Challenger Deep, a small slot-shaped valley in its floor, at its southern end,[1] although some unrepeated measurements place the deepest portion at 11.03 kilometres (6.85 mi).[2] If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft), were set in the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, there would be 2,076 metres (6,811 ft) of water left above it.[3]The Mariana Trench is located in the Pacific Ocean, just east of the 14 Mariana Islands (11"21' North latitude and 142" 12' East longitude ) near Japan.   As you probably already know, it is the deepest part of the earth's oceans, and the deepest location of the earth itself.  It was created by ocean-to-ocean subduction, a phenomena in which a plate topped by oceanic crust is subducted beneath another plate topped by oceanic crust.
The deepest part of the Mariana Trench is the Challenger Deep, so named after the exploratory vessel HMS Challenger II; a fishing boat converted into a sea lab by  Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard. "

The explanation of how this trench was formed is amazing. This trench is nearly 36,000 feet below the surface of the ocean. We have not gone to visit this location for many years. The pressure exerted on a submarine would literally crush it into nothingness if not completely designed properly. It is also amazing that this trench is considerably deeper than Mount Everest is tall. 

God the creator is so wonderfully amazing. If I were to create and construct the Earth, it would have been boring. God is so much more creative in designing this planet we live on. He didn't just create a perfect circle with perfect symmetry. God has created this planet for us with his loving an powerful hands. He is the ultimate creator. Everything fits together just perfectly. He created us the same way, but our sinfulness has scarred that creation and we need to get back to him in order to overcome those imperfections. God did not mess up, we did! Thank You Lord for creation. Thank You for creating this planet with all the meticulous details. You are amazing, Father!

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