Gravity’s Magic: New Seafloor Map Shows Earth’s Uncharted Depths

Volcanoes! Seafloor spreading! Hidden ridges and mountains! These are the wonders being revealed in new maps of Earth’s sea floor. And no, it didn’t require a deep-sea dive to get there. Instead we got this information from a clever use of gravity (combining the data of two satellites making measurements from orbit.) The data has … Continue reading Gravity’s Magic: New Seafloor Map Shows Earth’s Uncharted Depths