Comments on: Mapping the deep, and the real story behind the “95% unexplored” oceans

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Sat, 30 May 2020 20:37:48 +0000

[…] This picture shows the extent to which we have explored the ocean in comparison with other areas such as the Moon and Mars. (Source) […]

By: Deep-Sea Exploration Will Unveil a Vast, Unexplored World – Now. Powered by Northrop Grumman

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:00:42 +0000

[…] while satellite technology has mapped just about 100% of the ocean floor at a certain resolution, less than 0.05% has been mapped at the highest possible resolution and even less ground has actually been […]

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Tue, 29 May 2018 14:16:19 +0000

[…] [18] Jon Copley, 2014: Mapping the deep, and the real story behind the ‘95% unexplored’ oceans, University of Southampton. moocs.southampton.ac.uk/oceans/2014/10/04/mapping-the-deep-and-the-real-story-behind-the-95-unexplor… […]

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 20:38:57 +0000

Greetings, this is truly mindblowing to imagine. The fact that we know more about planets located ~25 million miles away (Venus) than we do our own oceans is astonishing. It gives me hope and excitement for the future of science and marine biology.

In terms of marine life, is there any estimates as to how many new/undiscovered species are present in the deep sea areas? Obviously, it is nearly impossible to know for sure, but I was just curious.

Also, does anyone know if there have been any breakthroughs or new technology, such as submarines or unmanned drones, to enable oceanographers to reach deeper depths? Just wondering!

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Sun, 17 Sep 2017 23:21:51 +0000

[…] Copley, J. (Author). (2014 October). It’s easy to ignore what we cannot see [Digital Image]. Retrieved from http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/ […]

By: Dennis.cane

Dennis.cane — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:21:33 +0000

Wow, just wow. I can’t even wrap my pee brain around that. How is it possible?. Better yet, how the hell do they know that?And even a bigger curiosity, why?

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10 Lies Nearly Everyone Believes | Think About Now — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:59:02 +0000

[…] from, and how are we defining exploration? Does that mean mapping the topography? According to this article, shockingly one hundred percent of the ocean floor has been mapped at around 5 kilometers […]

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Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:41:16 +0000

[…] National Ocean Service, http://www.noaa.gov/ocean.html ; University of Southampton MOOC, http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/oceans/2014/10/04/mapping-the-deep-and-the-real-story-behind-the-95-u… & LIVESCIENCE, http://www.livescience.com/14493-ocean-exploration-deep-sea-diving.html ]… […]

By: Jacki Hart

Jacki Hart — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:10:42 +0000

In my note above I forgot all about the Geology I did so many years ago!!!!! Sea floor spreading at mid-ocean ridges, slumps, & subduction plus all the sub-sea events that result in earth quakes & tsunami. The seafloor can change from one day to another so any map will be out of date in no time at all and it could be years before it is re-mapped.

By: Jacki Hart

Jacki Hart — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:56:38 +0000

Really good link to the MOOC.
The World is in constant change so we can never really say we know all there is to know. A slight change in a genetic structure today ,could, in just a few generations, produce a completely new species