Quote by Robert Ballard

Fifty percent of our country that we own, have all legal jurisdiction, have all rights to do whatever we want, lies beneath the sea and we have better maps of Mars than that 50 percent.

Fifty percent of our country that we own, have all legal jur

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This quote highlights the irony of how limited our knowledge and understanding of our own oceans is, despite them comprising about half of our country. It emphasizes that we possess more detailed maps and information about the far-away planet of Mars than we do about the unexplored depths of our own marine territories. The quote calls attention to the need for increased exploration and research in order to better comprehend and appreciate the immense wealth of resources and ecological diversity that lie underwater.

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