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Breakthrough: First-ever detailed ocean floor map by NASA leads to astonishing find
It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...
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Scientists Create One of the Most Detailed Maps of the Ocean Floor, Find Close to 100,000 Submerged Mountains
This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic ...
Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor
NASA’s new video is also just fun to watch. The animation shows what the seafloor looks like off the coasts of Mexico, South America, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Research using data from SWOT is ...
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Scientists Uncover 100,000 Submerged Mountains Beneath the Ocean Floor in Breakthrough Map
In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...
NASA’s Satellite Just Uncovered 100,000 Hidden Mountains Beneath the Ocean
We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...
NASA’s SWOT Satellite Just Revealed Thousands of Hidden Mountains Beneath the Ocean
We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...
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Ocean height data used to map the seafloor below
SWOT satellite data has been used to map the seafloor, revealing 100,000 seamounts, more than double the number previously ...
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 ...
Scientists discover nearly 100,000 submerged mountains: “There are better maps of the lunar surface than of the Earth’s ocean floor”
Researchers using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have mapped the geology of the Mona Rift and made some astonishing ...
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Next-generation water satellite maps seafloor from space
As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the ocean floor, using data from the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography ...
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After five years of work, new seafloor map of the Southern Ocean covering 48 million sq Km
Having precise information on the topography of the seafloor is ... The digital bathymetric model and a high-resolution map of the Southern Ocean are available for download free of charge at ...