NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (original) (raw)

These quotes address the slow and sometimes frustrating process of how humankind has learned about the basins, the seamounts, the fracture zones, the trenches, and the great globe-girdling rift system that make up the floor of the sea.

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Address the slow and sometimes frustrating process of how humankind has learned about the basins, the seamounts, the fracture zones, the trenches, and the great globe-girdling rift system that make up the floor of the sea. What is the significance of these features in the evolution of the surface of our planet? Join the continuum of ocean explorers who have determined the nature of our seafloor and its relationship to our planet.