Oceans cover most of Earth’s surfac

Oceans cover most of Earth’s surface, and in their depths dwells most of the planet’s life. We are drawn to certain aspects of the ocean, yet most of the marine world is alien to us. Just offshore, coral reefs dazzle us with rich colors and complex ecosystems. Reef fish are often quite beautiful, displaying a stunning variety of colors and patterns, and are a favorite choice for fish tanks. However, some parts of the ocean are less familiar to us. Kelp forests—thick, dizzying mazes of life—provide food for snails and urchins, which in turn are a source of food for otters, rockfish, and other predatory animals. Far out beyond the coast, where waves tower over ships, whales and massive fish graze on microscopic plankton, extracting their sustenance from what appears to the naked eye to be nothing but water. And deep down, beyond the continental shelf, beyond the warming rays of the sun, lie the abyssal plains.
Here flat grey plains of ooze stretch over incredible distances, shrouded in darkness, fed by a constant rain of decaying matter from the seas above. At first glance, these appear to be dead, empty places, but in truth they teem with life. Most of the life on the abyssal plains is bacterial, but there are larger creatures there too. Deep sea corrals grow in the abyssal plains, anchoring themselves to the sea floor. There are also less familiar forms of life, like the giant isopod and the sea pig. The giant isopod is a crustacean, like a shrimp or lobster, but it resembles a pill-bug, and can grow to be more than a foot long. The sea pig is a kind of sea cucumber. Most sea cucumbers resemble slugs, but the sea pig has developed small tubular legs and walks along the sea floor. It gets its name from these legs and from its soft pink flesh. There are fish, too, like the tripod fish which uses long thin fins to perch on top of the ooze, or the anglerfish which uses a glowing rod-like appendage to lure prey into its hungry jaws. And there must be much more than we yet know; although this vast region covers more than half of the entire solid surface of the planet, it is one of the most poorly explored places on Earth.
We have explored less than 1% of the area covered by the abyssal plains, and most of that exploration has been conducted by remotely operated vehicles. Although we do have small submarines capable of carrying people to the depths of the ocean, fewer people have gone to the abyssal plains than have gone into space. This deep frontier, vast and mysterious, will surely yield many new discoveries in years to come if we only go and look for them.

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Oceans cover most of Earth’s surface, and in their depths dwells most of the planet’s life. We are drawn to certain aspects of the ocean, yet most of the marine world is alien to us. Just offshore, coral reefs dazzle us with rich colors and complex ecosystems. Reef fish are often quite beautiful, displaying a stunning variety of colors and patterns, and are a favorite choice for fish tanks. However, some parts of the ocean are less familiar to us. Kelp forests—thick, dizzying mazes of life—provide food for snails and urchins, which in turn are a source of food for otters, rockfish, and other predatory animals. Far out beyond the coast, where waves tower over ships, whales and massive fish graze on microscopic plankton, extracting their sustenance from what appears to the naked eye to be nothing but water. And deep down, beyond the continental shelf, beyond the warming rays of the sun, lie the abyssal plains.Здесь плоские серые равнины Тиной растянуть на невероятные расстояния, окутанные в темноте, питаемый постоянным дождем распадаясь материи от моря выше. На первый взгляд они, как представляется, мертвые, пустые места, но на самом деле они кишат с жизнью. Большую часть жизни на абиссальных равнинах бактериальной, но есть больше существ там тоже. Глубокое море загоны растут в абиссальные равнины, якорь себя морского дна. Существуют также менее знакомые формы жизни, как гигантский isopod и морская свинья. Гигантский isopod ракообразное, креветок и омаров, но он напоминает таблетки ошибка и может расти, чтобы быть больше, чем ноги. Морская свинья является своего рода морской огурец. Большинство морские огурцы напоминают пули, но морская свинья разработала небольшие трубчатые ноги и прогулки вдоль морского дна. Он получает свое название от этих ног и мягкой розовой плоти. Есть рыбы, тоже, как рыба штатив, который использует тонкие длинные плавники садятся на вершине Тины или Удильщикообразные, который использует светящийся стержень, как придаток заманивать добычу в голодные челюсти. И там должно быть гораздо больше, чем мы еще не знаем; Хотя этот обширный регион охватывает более половины всей твердой поверхности планеты, это один из наиболее плохо изученных мест на земле.We have explored less than 1% of the area covered by the abyssal plains, and most of that exploration has been conducted by remotely operated vehicles. Although we do have small submarines capable of carrying people to the depths of the ocean, fewer people have gone to the abyssal plains than have gone into space. This deep frontier, vast and mysterious, will surely yield many new discoveries in years to come if we only go and look for them.