Earth's most isolated places
Chapter 1
Tristan da Cunha and the loneliest island
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Chapter 2
Point Nemo and the spacecraft cemetery
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Chapter 3
The science of surviving extreme isolation
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Earth's most isolated places
Ch 2 · Point Nemo and the spacecraft cemetery
misslily Out in the deep where there's nobody home, A graveyard of spaceships rests under the foam.
Fun Fact
Point Nemo: The closest humans to Point Nemo are often astronauts in space, orbiting just 400 kilometers above the oceanic pole of inaccessibility.
Glossary
point nemo (noun)
The geographic point in the ocean that is farther from land than any other location on Earth. Since 1971, space agencies have guided hundreds of decommissioned spacecraft to crash into this remote Pacific coordinate.
The geographic point in the ocean that is farther from land than any other location on Earth. Since 1971, space agencies have guided hundreds of decommissioned spacecraft to crash into this remote Pacific coordinate.
Quiz
What did scientists determine was the actual source of the mysterious 1997 'Bloop' sound?
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Approximately how many decommissioned spacecraft have been intentionally crashed near Point Nemo?
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Which of these space stations is scheduled to be retired and crashed near Point Nemo around 2031?
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Why are astronauts on the International Space Station often the closest humans to Point Nemo?