I discovered hydrothermal vents, but I’m only known for finding the Titanic
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The discovery of these underwater hot springs in 1977 solved the mystery of how life first began on Earth, but it was locating the world’s most famous shipwreck that made me a celebrity
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Knew instantly that story was about Dr Robert ‘Bob’ Ballard 👍.
The ocean depths, the abyss, is so alien to us atmosphere dwellers.
Those heading up & out of the atmosphere are doing the easy stuff, ‘we’ conquered that in the ‘60s and ‘70s with occasional bursts of renewed interest.
The abyssal depths are where stuff is really, really hard.
