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the complete facts on the planet venus

Voc.abyssal plain-parts of ocean that are flat and 3km to 4km in depth.bathyscaph-another type of submersible, self-propelled, free-moving submarine equipped for deep-ocean research.bathysphere-a spherical diving vessel that was first used for deep-ocean exploration.calcareous ooze mostly calcium carbonate. Depths below 4500m it dissolves in the cold ocean water.continental margin shallower portions of the ocean floor made up of continental crust. Continental rise sediments formed from a raised wedge at the base of the continental slope. Continental shelf part of the continent that is covered by ocean water.continental slope found at the seaward edge of a continental shelf and is a steeper slope. Core sample scooping up sediments from the deep-ocean basins. Deep ocean basin- made up of oceanic crust. Fracture zones-new crust breaking. Guyot-flattopped, submerged seamounts. Mud very fine silt/clay sized particles of rock that settled on ocean floor. Nodule-potato shaped lumps of miner...

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