Satellites Map Out Seafloor as Never Before
Thousands of previously unknown features have been identified from above.
Apr 2, 2015 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:06 AM
Seafloor gravitational pull, captured via satellite. Red areas have the most pull and the highest elevations. | David Sandwell/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego
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