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Comment: 26:30 - 26:52 (00:22)

Source: Annenberg/CPB Resources - Earth Revealed - 4. The Sea Floor

Keywords: "sea floor", Earth, "James Sadd"

Our transcription: The sea floor makes up over two-thirds of the Earth's surface, and until recently, its vast submerged landscape remained virtually unknown.

But now as we begin to know and understand this strange dark world, we're learning new facts about the way our planet behaves and discovering new opportunities to improve the future of all humankind.

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