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Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor
On a practical level, the maps can help submarines navigate more safely through previously mysterious ocean terrains ... and undersea volcanoes called seamounts exert stronger gravitational ...
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Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning about Earth’s last frontier
I’d need to detour around underwater mountains, called seamounts. Then I’d start a slow climb up the Mid-Atlantic ... the ...
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Next-generation water satellite maps seafloor from space
More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission ... Underwater mountains called seamounts and other ocean floor features like their smaller cousins, abyssal hills, influence the movement ...
Nasa's SWOT satellite unveils most detailed ocean floor map yet: Watch
More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into the movement of heat and marine life across the world's oceans ...
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Scientists discover nearly 100,000 submerged mountains: “There are better maps of the lunar surface than of the Earth’s ocean floor”
the ocean. The US space agency has funded the project exploring the ocean floor using date from its Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. Producing accurate maps of the ocean floor ...