Victor Yamase and ncol yamase of the federated states american agien took part in an expedition to see if organic material made it all the way down to the challenger deep. The bottom, there's just nothing, just flat, untouched, fine silt. It really looks like it was snowing down there, just tiny white particles. Everything is connect even though they're so far apart from the surface and the bottom. You know, i'm still trying to analyze these samples from the deep and see what these very precious samples can contribute to what we know. I always say the ocean is vast, but holy moly, i've seen it. I've
Earlier this year, Nicole Yamase explored the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest place in the ocean, where few people have ever been. The rest of the seafloor is almost as mysterious — 80 percent remains unmapped — but the few glimpses scientists have gotten have completely revolutionized our understanding of the planet.
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