A team of 104 mapping research vessels would be required to map the ocean in one decade.
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A team of one hundred and four mapping research vessels would be required to map the ocean in one decade. This number is derived from calculations that determine how long it would take just the Okeanos Explorer to map the ocean. Remember, a standard research vessel operates for 190 days per year.

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