# Deep,Deep,Deep Diving.............

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-deep-deep-diving/259459>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-deep-deep-diving/259459 "2004-08-12T00:10:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-deep-deep-diving/259459/1 "2004-08-12T00:10:44Z")

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Is the Marianas Trench still considered to be the deepest part of the world’s oceans, or are even deeper places being revealed?  
Also, have there been any recent missions back to the Marianas Trench since the Trieste was there back in 1960?

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**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-deep-deep-diving/259459/2 "2004-08-12T23:29:06Z")

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Guiness still lists it as the deepest part of the ocean. The deepest part of the trench is the Challenger Deep. Which is 6.8 miles down.

[http://www.smarterscience.com/marianatrench.html](http://www.smarterscience.com/marianatrench.html)