Scientists Look to Space to Map Ocean Floor

More is known about the surface of Mars than the sea floor of our own planet, eighty percent of which is unmapped. But that’s changing with the release of a new map based on untapped streams of satellite data. As VOA’s Rosanne Skirble reports, this detailed picture of ocean depths has widespread application for science, industry and civil society.

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