the team will deploy specially designed sensors to some of the ocean's deepest zones to explore the mysteries surrounding dark oxygen. Bubbles of oxygen are seen against a dark background.

Dark oxygen has been discovered primarily in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a vast area of the deep ocean located in the Pacific Ocean. Here are the specifics: Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ ...

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Uncovering dark oxygen revealed just how little is known about the deep ocean, and the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, or CCZ, in particular. The region is being explored for the deep-sea mining of rare ...