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The ocean’s depth is measured not by looking, but by listening. This is done with a detection device called sonar. Sonar comes from the words SOund NAvigation and Ranging. Sound waves are sent to the ocean floor and their return time noted. Sound travels through water at the rate of 5,000 feet per second, so by measuring the tim
