Talk:Tonga Trench

Merge proposal (2008)

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Tonga Trench+Kermadec Trench

I propose to merge this article with the one on the Kermadec Trench, and also with the one on the Kermadec-Tonga Subduction Zone, as they are all part of the same tectonic feature. Tmangray (talk) 16:58, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * This is covered as Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone, there are three articles


 * The above discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

Apollo 13 RTG
I think we need a bit more on this, if anyone has access to sources. Is it known where exactly in the trench the RTG lies? Was retrieval ever intended and would such a thing be possible? Have there been studies to measure radioactivity in the area to see if the thing is leaking? Any well-sourced information would be appreciated in the article. Beorhtwulf (talk) 15:48, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Is the Apollo 13 mission relevant enough to be mentioned in the introductory part? Imo it is just a minor curiousity, possibly deserving a small note in the end of the article (but not more). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.200.200.228 (talk) 07:15, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

This absolutely should not be the second paragraph. It is trivia. It should be further below the fold. Uncoolcentral (talk) 17:19, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Horizon Deep
This should have an article, being one of the deepest Deeps in the world. 70.24.244.198 (talk) 13:42, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Pop Culture References
In the movie Batman vs Superman, the submersible recording had the name of the trench in the caption when Aquaman is seen. Should that be included in this article as a pop culture reference? I ask because several other Wikipedia articles make a point of mentioning them (which is how I ended up here). Thanks. Mrobviousjosh (talk) 10:53, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * No - simply trivial. Vsmith (talk) 11:12, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Correction to manned dive in 2019
Article presently states: "On 5 June 2019 Victor Vescovo made the first manned descent to the bottom of the Sirena Deep in the Deep-Submergence Vehicle DSV Limiting Factor (a Triton 36000/2 model submersible) and measured a depth of 10,823 m (35,509 ft) ±10 m (33 ft).[6]"

The words "Sirena Deep" are incorrect and should be changed to "Horizon Deep." Someone made a slip. The depths are recorded in [6] as the Horizon Deep depths.

Gwyncann (talk) 04:03, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Split off: Horizon Deep (2020)
The Horizon Deep section should be split off into a separate article called. It is the second deepest place in the world, and has had exploration activity, so should stand alone, just as K2, the second tallest mountain does. All the 5 Deeps and the 5 deepest deeps should all have separate articles. -- 65.94.170.98 (talk) 10:47, 5 September 2020 (UTC)


 * No. The two short paragraphs do not rate a second article. It is simply the deepest part of the trench and is adequately covered here. Vsmith (talk) 12:27, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * No. The trench is covered and that is simply the deepest known part of the trench. Beyond that there is nothing special about the deepest point of the feature. As for the K2 comparison, here Tonga Trench = K2. There is no separate "article" for the K2 summit. None is needed for this feature. Palmeira (talk) 22:55, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Apollo as second paragraph??
This is trivia, not the second most thing about the trench. It should be far below the fold. Uncoolcentral (talk) 17:18, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, didn’t see this was already being discussed. Feel free to delete this. Uncoolcentral (talk) 17:18, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

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