🤯 Did You Know (click to read)
More than 80 percent of the global ocean is estimated to be unmapped in high resolution.
Large portions of the deep pelagic ocean where megamouth sharks live remain poorly mapped and sparsely surveyed compared to the detailed satellite mapping of Mars. Much of the mesopelagic zone has never been directly observed by submersibles or cameras.
💥 Impact (click to read)
A five-meter vertebrate moves through water columns that remain less documented than extraterrestrial terrain. The contrast highlights how technological focus has often prioritized space over the vast interior of our own oceans.
As long as deep pelagic systems remain underexplored, species like the megamouth will continue to exist at the edge of scientific visibility, reminding us that planetary discovery is not limited to outer space.
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