Before the Okeanos Explorer collects mapping data in an area, all we know about the area is what we can see in the satellite-derived bathymetry.
Before Mapping
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Before the Okeanos Explorer collects mapping data in an area, all we know about the area is what we can see in the satellite-derived bathymetry.

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