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Effort to Map the “Uncharted Expanses” of the Ocean Floor Funded by the Office of Naval Research
A new effort to map the ocean floor funded by the Office of Naval Research uses the magic of mathematics and the power of ...
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New Ocean Mapping Methods Could Finally Help Chart The Entire Seafloor
Seventy-one percent of the planet is covered by ocean. If we were to make ... sonar beams can't travel very far. So the amount of area you can map using sonar with a ship is very small, which ...
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Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space
More accurate maps of the ocean floor are crucial for a range of seafaring activities, including navigation and laying underwater communications cables. “Seafloor mapping is key in both ...
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Mapping Ocean Floor Mysteries, NASA’s SWOT Satellite Unveils Earth’s Hidden Terrain Beneath the Waves
NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.