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Map of our ocean floor. Currently the topography of the ocean floor is less well known than the surfaces of mercury venus mars and the moon. Plate tectonics and the ocean floor. Topographic maps of the sea floor. To complete a map of earth s ocean floor you ve got to take to the high seas by boat.
Bathymetry the shape of the ocean floor is largely a result of a process called plate tectonics the outer rocky layer of the earth includes about a dozen large sections called tectonic plates that are arranged like a spherical jig saw puzzle floating on top of the earth s hot flowing mantle. A global bathymetric map that is a map of the ocean s floor would certainly offer a better understanding of our blue planet but it also might plunge us into a realm once reserved for. A marine gravity map of the north atlantic ocean red dots show locations of earthquakes with magnitude 5 5 and they highlight the present day location of the seafloor spreading ridges and. And yet knowing the depth and shape of the seabed is fundamental to understanding our world and will benefit mankind.
An international effort to map the entire ocean floor in detail by 2030 is underway using multiple ships led by the nippon foundation and the general bathymetric chart of the oceans. Why map the ocean floor. We ve come a long way in ocean exploration since the days of the hms challenger launched in 1858. The map serves as a tool for performing scientific engineering marine geophysical and environmental studies that are required in the development of energy and marine resources.
The problem with that approach is that our oceans are vast and ships are small meaning only a tiny percentage of the ocean floor between 5 15 percent nasa estimates was mapped.
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