The Next Dimension
No matter how eager any of the personnel were to jump into a submarine, even the best theories regarding how well the vessel would perform under such monstrous pressure were just that, theories. Whatever fears the team may have held melted away when they commenced their 3,000-foot plunge. The reason? At this watery chasm they located a jaw-dropping ecosystem brimming with wonderful organisms, such as the creature that they borrowed a name from the Star Wars films.
The Next Dimension
Unexpected Abundance
Those that live in Antarctica will happily tell you that living in such intense and merciless conditions is not for everyone. Sadly, the majority of this hardy population knows little of what seems like another dimension underneath their feet where completely alien wonders thrive. According to Mark Taylor, who took part in the dive, “Within a square yard there is more life in the deep of the Antarctic than there is in the reefs of the Barrier Reef of Australia.” How could such an inhospitable place be the home to such biodiversity?
Unexpected Abundance
