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How much of the ocean floor is still completely unmapped?

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Helena VossPosted Mar 31
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Mystery UserFunderApr 5

we've sent more people to space than to the deepest parts of the ocean. think about that.

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Ezra GoldsteinFunderApr 3

Last figure I saw was around 20-25% mapped at meaningful resolution. The moon's surface is mapped in higher resolution than most of the ocean floor. That statistic alone should be generating more urgency.

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The Seabed 2030 project has updated this significantly - current estimates are closer to 25% at 100m resolution. But resolution matters a lot here. Satellite altimetry gives global coverage but misses features smaller than a few kilometres.

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