Como seria uma viagem à Fossa das Marianas? - Summary

Summary

The provided text is a transcript of a diving adventure into the deepest parts of the ocean. The narrator describes their journey, starting from the surface where they observe thriving marine life. As they descend deeper, they encounter various marine creatures such as orcas, whale sharks, and giant oarfish.

They reach the midnight zone where only 1% of the light from the surface reaches, and they enter the realm of the giant squid, one of the deepest-living species. The journey continues, and they reach the abyss, a place of extreme pressure where creatures like the black devil fish and the black swallower inhabit.

The narrator then describes the deepest point of the Mariana Trench, the Challenger Deep, with a depth of 10,927 meters. The narrator emphasizes that despite the extreme conditions, there are still creatures that can survive, such as shrimps, invertebrates, and microbes. The narrator concludes by encouraging viewers to share their newfound knowledge with others.

Facts

1. The text describes a journey into the deepest parts of the ocean, inviting the reader to join the speaker on a trip to depths.
2. The journey starts at 20 meters, where there is a thriving world of fish and sea animals.
3. The speaker mentions divers and creatives, indicating that there are limitations to how deep one can go without special equipment.
4. The journey continues to 40 meters, marking the point where even divers and creatives have to leave.
5. The text mentions orcas, whales that inhabit relatively shallow waters and are the main predators in the seas and oceans.
6. The speaker mentions whale sharks, the largest species of fish known, weighing up to 60 tons and living around 130 years.
7. The journey continues to 100 meters, where divers must be very careful not to suffer from decompression.
8. The text mentions giant Pacific octopuses living in cold waters, starting at a depth of 100 meters and going up to 2000 meters.
9. The journey continues to 150 meters, where the text mentions that only 1% of the light from the surface reaches this depth.
10. The text describes a giant oarfish circling the submersible, with a body that can reach 11 meters long.
11. The journey continues to 300 meters, where a giant spider crab is encountered.
12. The text mentions a deep-water channel, a layer of water where the speed of sound is minimal and sound waves can travel thousands of kilometers.
13. The journey continues to 500 meters, where the last of the blue whales is encountered.
14. The speaker mentions the sounds that whales make to communicate with their friends, thousands of kilometers away.
15. The text describes the deepest point reached in the journey, where the speaker mentions the snail fish found at a depth of 7,900 meters.
16. The text concludes with the speaker stating that they have reached the bottom of the earth, referring to the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, with a depth of 10,927 meters.