Blue Planet, Earth, Home, Third Rock from the Sun. Despite the numerous names of our planet, it remains a unique oasis teaming with life. During the 70's, the astronauts serving the Apollo missions to the Moon point their cameras towards the Blue Marble. It must be a humbling experience to be able to step on the surface of the Moon and look back towards the tiny and lonely planet we call home. But why do we call it 'Earth' when more than 70% of it is hidden under a 4km thick watery duvet? Photographed from orbit, over the Pacific Ocean, Earth shows none of its continents and resembles a drop of water rather than a solid planet. It is this water that shapes the world around us.   

For most of us the expansive oceans are far from our daily lives, but they manage to control more aspects than we can imagine. Over the last decades they have been intensively probed and studied with the latest technological tools, and still we know more about the surface of Venus and the craters on the Moon, than  the secrets of the abyss. Ocean Planet would like to take you on an endless journey of exploration and discovery, to peak through the eye of the latest satellites and dive to the deepest parts of the ocean; to examine most weird and unusual creatures and the extreme environments in which they sometimes live. Take a seat, open your mind and enjoy your unique

Ocean Planet

Ivo Grigorov PhD
Editor & webmaster
www.sinia-planeta.com
 

Disclaimer: Ocean Planet is an educational, non-profit site with the sole purpose to inspire youngsters in the countries of the Black Sea region to take interest in Earth Sciences, and appreciate and better manage this ailing inland sea. OP is financed through publications of articles on earth science and wildlife in BBC Wildlife Magazine, Geographical Magazine and in Bulgaria Morski Sviat Magazine, TEMA and Odyssey, as well as through the licensing of its images to the media. All proceeds from any advertising on the site are reinvested into school projects and the improvement of the site. The financial accounts of the site will be 'open access' at the end of each financial year. For any questions or queries, please email us.