The deepest known point in the Pacific Ocean shares which name with a NASA space shuttle?
Atlantis
Challenger
Endeavour
Discovery
The deepest part of the ocean is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Trench. Challenger Deep is approximately 35,876 feet deep, and shares its name with NASA’s space shuttle “Challenger,” which was named after the British naval vessel HMS Challenger, whose crew first measured the depths of the trench in 1875. The space shuttle Challenger is also remembered for the tragedy on January 28, 1986, when it broke apart shortly after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members aboard.
Correct Answer: Challenger