https://www.sciencealert.com/scientist-who-discovered-dark-oxygen-ignored-it-for-years-heres-why

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Children are always asking “Why?” As they experience things for the first time, it’s natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that challenges their experience and understanding.

This is what happened to me when I discovered a source of oxygen production in the deep sea – but ignored it for nine years.

In 2013, I was conducting experiments to measure seafloor carbon cycling in the Clarion-Clipperton zone of the Pacific Ocean in 2013. I deployed a lander system (a remote-operated platform used to carry scientific equipment) to a depth of 4,000 metres and it came back with bubbles inside it.

This was highly unusual, so two years later, when we returned to the same site, I took some optodes (oxygen sensors) with me…

ChrispenEvan said:

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientist-who-discovered-dark-oxygen-ignored-it-for-years-heres-why

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Children are always asking “Why?” As they experience things for the first time, it’s natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that challenges their experience and understanding.

This is what happened to me when I discovered a source of oxygen production in the deep sea – but ignored it for nine years.

In 2013, I was conducting experiments to measure seafloor carbon cycling in the Clarion-Clipperton zone of the Pacific Ocean in 2013. I deployed a lander system (a remote-operated platform used to carry scientific equipment) to a depth of 4,000 metres and it came back with bubbles inside it.

This was highly unusual, so two years later, when we returned to the same site, I took some optodes (oxygen sensors) with me…

They mentioned deep sea mining which I immediately thought about myself interrupting the process.

Abiotic pathways for natural dioxygen synthesis are always interesting. It’s such a steep hill to climb, in terms of chemical energy.

The oxygen atmosphere of Europa is thought to be of abiotic origin as well.