It’s often a challenge to convey scale, especially when it comes to really, really tiny things (I’m looking at you, atoms*) to really, really big things (ahem, Solar System). Visual representation can help us to see or comprehend scale, especially in places that we cannot often go (like the deep sea or space)!
The environment that Alvin visits is not just deep, it’s one of the most extreme on Earth, thanks to a little something called pressure (which we’ll be exploring soon!).
In the meantime, please enjoy these other visual depictions of scale for the Solar System and lakes and oceans.
*I can’t actually see atoms, but I know that they’re there.
