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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social

That one actually has a more conventional geological explanation: it's at the boundary between two tectonic plates, where one subducts (dives under) the other! The result in this case is the deepest-underwater point on the planet.

Cross-section of the geology of the Mariana Trench. Map showing the location and extent of the Mariana Trench, via Wikipedia.
aug 30, 2025, 2:31 pm • 4 0

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