Currently, there is a point that's even deeper than the Trench.
A man-made hole they called the Kola Superdeep Borehole.
See, they wanted to delve into the Earth's secrets, pierce the very mantle if they could, but the endeavor was fraught with complications.
The Russians, managed a meager 7.6 miles (12.2 kilometers) before having to abandon the project in 1992.
It seems the Earth is not so keen on having its innards exposed. The deeper they delved, the hotter it became, a veritable inferno of rock and pressure.
The Mariana Trench, however, is a different beast altogether.
Its deepest point, the Challenger Deep, has been measured at varying depths, though most agree it's somewhere around 36,000 feet (10.973 kilometers)
A bone-chilling depth, enough to swallow the highest peak of the Himalayas and still have room to spare.
It's a place of unimaginable pressure, where darkness reigns supreme and life clings on with grim tenacity.
Yet, life does persist in this abyssal realm, a proof to nature's resilience.
Strange creatures, some blind, some glowing with bioluminescence, have adapted to this harsh environment, a macabre parade of the deep.
But the ocean, much like the human soul, is vast and uncharted. While the Mariana Trench may currently hold the title of deepest natural point, there may be other contenders lurking in the murky depths.
Understand, the tools of man, while marvels in their own right, are but feeble candles in the face of such abyssal immensity.
Our vessels and submersibles, while capable of reaching impressive depths, are limited by the very laws of nature.
The pressure at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, for instance, is akin to having an elephant balanced on your thumbnail.
It's a crushing force that few machines, and even fewer men, can withstand.
Also, the ocean floor is not a flat, featureless plain.
It is a landscape of rugged mountains, deep trenches, and vast abyssal plains. Mapping this underwater world is a Herculean task, basically like charting the surface of a distant planet.
Even with advanced sonar and satellite technology, much of the ocean floor remains shrouded in mystery, its secrets yet to be revealed.
