The Time is Now: Let's Explore the Ocean

ΤΕ TΙΜΕ IS ΤΟΥ LET'S EXPLORE THE OCEAN DEPTH (FT.) 0- Ε ΤEED OCEANS NOW ΜORΕ ΤΗΑΝ Ε ER: 72% of our world is covered in water, and the ocean's health directly affects our own. RECORD FOR DEEPEST 2000 Over 70% of the world's RECORDED DIVE oxygen is coming from the oceans. MAX. DEPTH FOR A MILITARY SUBMARINE 3000 MAX. DEPTH LIGHT CAN PENETRATE 3280 MAX. DEPTH A SPERM WHALE WILL TRAVEL Oceans control our climate by absorbing half of all man-made CO2. 3770 - 5000 And without oceans, our planet would have the same environment as Mars, rendering the Earth uninhabitable. Oceans contain 80% We've only explored of all life on Earth. 5% of them. OPERATING DEPTH OF AN OIL RIG 8000 ΑΝΥΤHING BELOW 650 FT. IS CONSIDERED "DEEP SEA". -10000 0000 Habitable Land 12000 TITANIC'S FINAL RESTING PLACE Deep Sea Deep sea is 300 times larger than the Earth's habitable land. AVG. DEPTH 14000 OF THE OCEAN More people have traveled into outer space than into the depths of our own planet. - 15000 And NASA's budget for one year of space exploration would fund NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) exploration for the next 1,600 years. SO ΤΗY ΑΥΕΝ'Γ ΧΤΕ ΤΓRIED ΤΟ LEARN MORE? For the first time in 52 years and the second time in history someone ven- tured to the ocean's deepest point: O000 The Mariana Trench - 20000 James Cameron traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. 5000 - 10000- 15000 - Average depth of the Pacific Ocean: 13,740 ft. 20000 25000 - Trench Depth: 35,756 feet 30000 below the surface, nearly 7 miles. 35000 40000 The Trench is big enough to fit 120 Grand Canyons inside. And if you stood Mt. Everest in it, there would still be a mile of water above the tip. - 25000 At that depth, the pressure is the equivalent of 3 SUVS sitting on your toe. 27000 AVG. LIVING DEPTH FOR AN ANGLER FISH He spent three hours there and brought back one sample: O000 That's more than scientists have ever had before. -30000 COULD THE DEEPEST OCEAN HOLDTHΕΚΕΥ ΤΟ ΤΗE F ΤTRΕ? There are 22 trenches in the ocean; 18 of them are in the Pacific. And they're all full of shifting tectonic plates. More than 90% of Earth's volcanic activity is underwater: Geologists estimate there are thousands of volcanoes on the ocean floor. If we study the ocean floor: We could understand and, someday, prepare for coastal earthquakes and tsunami-causing shifts below the surface. -35000 Studying the ocean floor could save lives, but we have a lot to learn about it first. 0000 CHALLENGER DEEP; BOTTOM OF THE 36069 MARIANA TRENCH, THE DEEPEST SPOT ON EARTH Scientists are beginning to follow in James Cameron's footsteps, and the ocean is becoming the new final frontier. Created By: MASTERSDEGREE.NET Sources: [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57404177/james-cameron-reaches-record-7-mile-ocean-depth/ [2] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html [3] http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1982015,00.html#ixzzlrBIR6WiK [4] http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_ballard_on_exploring_the_oceans.html [5] http://aquaviews.net/ocean-news/marine-research-vs-space-research/# [6] http://edition.cnn.com/2010/0PINION/12/28/ulmer.hubble.seas/ [7] http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/1993-ocean-deep-mysteries-exploration.html [8] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/27/james- cameron-plans-next-dive-after-surfacing-from-ocean-abyss.html [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041438 [10] http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98656&page=1#.T33V13JSRH8 ΤΕ TΙΜΕ IS ΤΟΥ LET'S EXPLORE THE OCEAN DEPTH (FT.) 0- Ε ΤEED OCEANS NOW ΜORΕ ΤΗΑΝ Ε ER: 72% of our world is covered in water, and the ocean's health directly affects our own. RECORD FOR DEEPEST 2000 Over 70% of the world's RECORDED DIVE oxygen is coming from the oceans. MAX. DEPTH FOR A MILITARY SUBMARINE 3000 MAX. DEPTH LIGHT CAN PENETRATE 3280 MAX. DEPTH A SPERM WHALE WILL TRAVEL Oceans control our climate by absorbing half of all man-made CO2. 3770 - 5000 And without oceans, our planet would have the same environment as Mars, rendering the Earth uninhabitable. Oceans contain 80% We've only explored of all life on Earth. 5% of them. OPERATING DEPTH OF AN OIL RIG 8000 ΑΝΥΤHING BELOW 650 FT. IS CONSIDERED "DEEP SEA". -10000 0000 Habitable Land 12000 TITANIC'S FINAL RESTING PLACE Deep Sea Deep sea is 300 times larger than the Earth's habitable land. AVG. DEPTH 14000 OF THE OCEAN More people have traveled into outer space than into the depths of our own planet. - 15000 And NASA's budget for one year of space exploration would fund NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) exploration for the next 1,600 years. SO ΤΗY ΑΥΕΝ'Γ ΧΤΕ ΤΓRIED ΤΟ LEARN MORE? For the first time in 52 years and the second time in history someone ven- tured to the ocean's deepest point: O000 The Mariana Trench - 20000 James Cameron traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. 5000 - 10000- 15000 - Average depth of the Pacific Ocean: 13,740 ft. 20000 25000 - Trench Depth: 35,756 feet 30000 below the surface, nearly 7 miles. 35000 40000 The Trench is big enough to fit 120 Grand Canyons inside. And if you stood Mt. Everest in it, there would still be a mile of water above the tip. - 25000 At that depth, the pressure is the equivalent of 3 SUVS sitting on your toe. 27000 AVG. LIVING DEPTH FOR AN ANGLER FISH He spent three hours there and brought back one sample: O000 That's more than scientists have ever had before. -30000 COULD THE DEEPEST OCEAN HOLDTHΕΚΕΥ ΤΟ ΤΗE F ΤTRΕ? There are 22 trenches in the ocean; 18 of them are in the Pacific. And they're all full of shifting tectonic plates. More than 90% of Earth's volcanic activity is underwater: Geologists estimate there are thousands of volcanoes on the ocean floor. If we study the ocean floor: We could understand and, someday, prepare for coastal earthquakes and tsunami-causing shifts below the surface. -35000 Studying the ocean floor could save lives, but we have a lot to learn about it first. 0000 CHALLENGER DEEP; BOTTOM OF THE 36069 MARIANA TRENCH, THE DEEPEST SPOT ON EARTH Scientists are beginning to follow in James Cameron's footsteps, and the ocean is becoming the new final frontier. Created By: MASTERSDEGREE.NET Sources: [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57404177/james-cameron-reaches-record-7-mile-ocean-depth/ [2] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html [3] http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1982015,00.html#ixzzlrBIR6WiK [4] http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_ballard_on_exploring_the_oceans.html [5] http://aquaviews.net/ocean-news/marine-research-vs-space-research/# [6] http://edition.cnn.com/2010/0PINION/12/28/ulmer.hubble.seas/ [7] http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/1993-ocean-deep-mysteries-exploration.html [8] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/27/james- cameron-plans-next-dive-after-surfacing-from-ocean-abyss.html [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041438 [10] http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98656&page=1#.T33V13JSRH8 ΤΕ TΙΜΕ IS ΤΟΥ LET'S EXPLORE THE OCEAN DEPTH (FT.) 0- Ε ΤEED OCEANS NOW ΜORΕ ΤΗΑΝ Ε ER: 72% of our world is covered in water, and the ocean's health directly affects our own. RECORD FOR DEEPEST 2000 Over 70% of the world's RECORDED DIVE oxygen is coming from the oceans. MAX. DEPTH FOR A MILITARY SUBMARINE 3000 MAX. DEPTH LIGHT CAN PENETRATE 3280 MAX. DEPTH A SPERM WHALE WILL TRAVEL Oceans control our climate by absorbing half of all man-made CO2. 3770 - 5000 And without oceans, our planet would have the same environment as Mars, rendering the Earth uninhabitable. Oceans contain 80% We've only explored of all life on Earth. 5% of them. OPERATING DEPTH OF AN OIL RIG 8000 ΑΝΥΤHING BELOW 650 FT. IS CONSIDERED "DEEP SEA". -10000 0000 Habitable Land 12000 TITANIC'S FINAL RESTING PLACE Deep Sea Deep sea is 300 times larger than the Earth's habitable land. AVG. DEPTH 14000 OF THE OCEAN More people have traveled into outer space than into the depths of our own planet. - 15000 And NASA's budget for one year of space exploration would fund NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) exploration for the next 1,600 years. SO ΤΗY ΑΥΕΝ'Γ ΧΤΕ ΤΓRIED ΤΟ LEARN MORE? For the first time in 52 years and the second time in history someone ven- tured to the ocean's deepest point: O000 The Mariana Trench - 20000 James Cameron traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. 5000 - 10000- 15000 - Average depth of the Pacific Ocean: 13,740 ft. 20000 25000 - Trench Depth: 35,756 feet 30000 below the surface, nearly 7 miles. 35000 40000 The Trench is big enough to fit 120 Grand Canyons inside. And if you stood Mt. Everest in it, there would still be a mile of water above the tip. - 25000 At that depth, the pressure is the equivalent of 3 SUVS sitting on your toe. 27000 AVG. LIVING DEPTH FOR AN ANGLER FISH He spent three hours there and brought back one sample: O000 That's more than scientists have ever had before. -30000 COULD THE DEEPEST OCEAN HOLDTHΕΚΕΥ ΤΟ ΤΗE F ΤTRΕ? There are 22 trenches in the ocean; 18 of them are in the Pacific. And they're all full of shifting tectonic plates. More than 90% of Earth's volcanic activity is underwater: Geologists estimate there are thousands of volcanoes on the ocean floor. If we study the ocean floor: We could understand and, someday, prepare for coastal earthquakes and tsunami-causing shifts below the surface. -35000 Studying the ocean floor could save lives, but we have a lot to learn about it first. 0000 CHALLENGER DEEP; BOTTOM OF THE 36069 MARIANA TRENCH, THE DEEPEST SPOT ON EARTH Scientists are beginning to follow in James Cameron's footsteps, and the ocean is becoming the new final frontier. Created By: MASTERSDEGREE.NET Sources: [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57404177/james-cameron-reaches-record-7-mile-ocean-depth/ [2] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html [3] http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1982015,00.html#ixzzlrBIR6WiK [4] http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_ballard_on_exploring_the_oceans.html [5] http://aquaviews.net/ocean-news/marine-research-vs-space-research/# [6] http://edition.cnn.com/2010/0PINION/12/28/ulmer.hubble.seas/ [7] http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/1993-ocean-deep-mysteries-exploration.html [8] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/27/james- cameron-plans-next-dive-after-surfacing-from-ocean-abyss.html [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041438 [10] http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98656&page=1#.T33V13JSRH8 ΤΕ TΙΜΕ IS ΤΟΥ LET'S EXPLORE THE OCEAN DEPTH (FT.) 0- Ε ΤEED OCEANS NOW ΜORΕ ΤΗΑΝ Ε ER: 72% of our world is covered in water, and the ocean's health directly affects our own. RECORD FOR DEEPEST 2000 Over 70% of the world's RECORDED DIVE oxygen is coming from the oceans. MAX. DEPTH FOR A MILITARY SUBMARINE 3000 MAX. DEPTH LIGHT CAN PENETRATE 3280 MAX. DEPTH A SPERM WHALE WILL TRAVEL Oceans control our climate by absorbing half of all man-made CO2. 3770 - 5000 And without oceans, our planet would have the same environment as Mars, rendering the Earth uninhabitable. Oceans contain 80% We've only explored of all life on Earth. 5% of them. OPERATING DEPTH OF AN OIL RIG 8000 ΑΝΥΤHING BELOW 650 FT. IS CONSIDERED "DEEP SEA". -10000 0000 Habitable Land 12000 TITANIC'S FINAL RESTING PLACE Deep Sea Deep sea is 300 times larger than the Earth's habitable land. AVG. DEPTH 14000 OF THE OCEAN More people have traveled into outer space than into the depths of our own planet. - 15000 And NASA's budget for one year of space exploration would fund NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) exploration for the next 1,600 years. SO ΤΗY ΑΥΕΝ'Γ ΧΤΕ ΤΓRIED ΤΟ LEARN MORE? For the first time in 52 years and the second time in history someone ven- tured to the ocean's deepest point: O000 The Mariana Trench - 20000 James Cameron traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. 5000 - 10000- 15000 - Average depth of the Pacific Ocean: 13,740 ft. 20000 25000 - Trench Depth: 35,756 feet 30000 below the surface, nearly 7 miles. 35000 40000 The Trench is big enough to fit 120 Grand Canyons inside. And if you stood Mt. Everest in it, there would still be a mile of water above the tip. - 25000 At that depth, the pressure is the equivalent of 3 SUVS sitting on your toe. 27000 AVG. LIVING DEPTH FOR AN ANGLER FISH He spent three hours there and brought back one sample: O000 That's more than scientists have ever had before. -30000 COULD THE DEEPEST OCEAN HOLDTHΕΚΕΥ ΤΟ ΤΗE F ΤTRΕ? There are 22 trenches in the ocean; 18 of them are in the Pacific. And they're all full of shifting tectonic plates. More than 90% of Earth's volcanic activity is underwater: Geologists estimate there are thousands of volcanoes on the ocean floor. If we study the ocean floor: We could understand and, someday, prepare for coastal earthquakes and tsunami-causing shifts below the surface. -35000 Studying the ocean floor could save lives, but we have a lot to learn about it first. 0000 CHALLENGER DEEP; BOTTOM OF THE 36069 MARIANA TRENCH, THE DEEPEST SPOT ON EARTH Scientists are beginning to follow in James Cameron's footsteps, and the ocean is becoming the new final frontier. Created By: MASTERSDEGREE.NET Sources: [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57404177/james-cameron-reaches-record-7-mile-ocean-depth/ [2] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html [3] http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1982015,00.html#ixzzlrBIR6WiK [4] http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_ballard_on_exploring_the_oceans.html [5] http://aquaviews.net/ocean-news/marine-research-vs-space-research/# [6] http://edition.cnn.com/2010/0PINION/12/28/ulmer.hubble.seas/ [7] http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/1993-ocean-deep-mysteries-exploration.html [8] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/27/james- cameron-plans-next-dive-after-surfacing-from-ocean-abyss.html [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041438 [10] http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98656&page=1#.T33V13JSRH8 ΤΕ TΙΜΕ IS ΤΟΥ LET'S EXPLORE THE OCEAN DEPTH (FT.) 0- Ε ΤEED OCEANS NOW ΜORΕ ΤΗΑΝ Ε ER: 72% of our world is covered in water, and the ocean's health directly affects our own. RECORD FOR DEEPEST 2000 Over 70% of the world's RECORDED DIVE oxygen is coming from the oceans. MAX. DEPTH FOR A MILITARY SUBMARINE 3000 MAX. DEPTH LIGHT CAN PENETRATE 3280 MAX. DEPTH A SPERM WHALE WILL TRAVEL Oceans control our climate by absorbing half of all man-made CO2. 3770 - 5000 And without oceans, our planet would have the same environment as Mars, rendering the Earth uninhabitable. Oceans contain 80% We've only explored of all life on Earth. 5% of them. OPERATING DEPTH OF AN OIL RIG 8000 ΑΝΥΤHING BELOW 650 FT. IS CONSIDERED "DEEP SEA". -10000 0000 Habitable Land 12000 TITANIC'S FINAL RESTING PLACE Deep Sea Deep sea is 300 times larger than the Earth's habitable land. AVG. DEPTH 14000 OF THE OCEAN More people have traveled into outer space than into the depths of our own planet. - 15000 And NASA's budget for one year of space exploration would fund NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) exploration for the next 1,600 years. SO ΤΗY ΑΥΕΝ'Γ ΧΤΕ ΤΓRIED ΤΟ LEARN MORE? For the first time in 52 years and the second time in history someone ven- tured to the ocean's deepest point: O000 The Mariana Trench - 20000 James Cameron traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. 5000 - 10000- 15000 - Average depth of the Pacific Ocean: 13,740 ft. 20000 25000 - Trench Depth: 35,756 feet 30000 below the surface, nearly 7 miles. 35000 40000 The Trench is big enough to fit 120 Grand Canyons inside. And if you stood Mt. Everest in it, there would still be a mile of water above the tip. - 25000 At that depth, the pressure is the equivalent of 3 SUVS sitting on your toe. 27000 AVG. LIVING DEPTH FOR AN ANGLER FISH He spent three hours there and brought back one sample: O000 That's more than scientists have ever had before. -30000 COULD THE DEEPEST OCEAN HOLDTHΕΚΕΥ ΤΟ ΤΗE F ΤTRΕ? There are 22 trenches in the ocean; 18 of them are in the Pacific. And they're all full of shifting tectonic plates. More than 90% of Earth's volcanic activity is underwater: Geologists estimate there are thousands of volcanoes on the ocean floor. If we study the ocean floor: We could understand and, someday, prepare for coastal earthquakes and tsunami-causing shifts below the surface. -35000 Studying the ocean floor could save lives, but we have a lot to learn about it first. 0000 CHALLENGER DEEP; BOTTOM OF THE 36069 MARIANA TRENCH, THE DEEPEST SPOT ON EARTH Scientists are beginning to follow in James Cameron's footsteps, and the ocean is becoming the new final frontier. Created By: MASTERSDEGREE.NET Sources: [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57404177/james-cameron-reaches-record-7-mile-ocean-depth/ [2] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html [3] http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1982015,00.html#ixzzlrBIR6WiK [4] http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_ballard_on_exploring_the_oceans.html [5] http://aquaviews.net/ocean-news/marine-research-vs-space-research/# [6] http://edition.cnn.com/2010/0PINION/12/28/ulmer.hubble.seas/ [7] http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/1993-ocean-deep-mysteries-exploration.html [8] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/27/james- cameron-plans-next-dive-after-surfacing-from-ocean-abyss.html [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041438 [10] http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98656&page=1#.T33V13JSRH8