ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Operation Atlantis

Okay kiddo, let me tell you about Operation Atlantis. It was a secret mission that happened a long time ago, and it involved some very important people from different countries.

You know how we live on a big land called Earth, right? Well, Earth is mostly covered by water, and there are a lot of different creatures that live in the water, like fish and whales and dolphins.

Now, some grown-ups wanted to explore the deep dark parts of the water and gather information about it. They also wanted to find new ways to help people live and work underwater.

That's where Operation Atlantis came in. It was a special project that involved building a big underwater base where scientists could live and work. They called it "Atlantis" because it was like a fabled city that was said to have been lost underwater.

The scientists who worked on Atlantis were very smart and they designed it to be a place where people could live and do experiments. They built it like a big metal tube, and they made sure it could withstand the pressure of the water above it.

During the mission, the scientists discovered some new things about the ocean and even found some new species of fish! But eventually, they decided that it was too expensive to keep operating Atlantis, so they closed it down.

Today, we don't have an underwater base like Atlantis anymore, but we still study the ocean and try to understand more about it. And who knows, maybe someday we'll build another Atlantis!