This footage from the reentry cam shows a shrimp cruising around at the bottom of the ocean - the shrimp’s body needs to sustain an immense pressure of about 38 million Pascal or about 5500 pounds per square inch due to the weight of the overlying water. The water depth is given in the top right of the screen as 3778 m; for comparison the Empire State Building in NY is about 440 meters tall.
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