NASA Video Reveals What's Hidden Beneath Earth's Oceans
NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.
NASA’s SWOT Satellite Just Revealed Thousands of Hidden Mountains Beneath the Ocean
We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...
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Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor
But after NASA and French space agency CNES launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite in 2022, we’re starting to get a clearer look at what lies in the deep. In December ...
Next-generation water satellite maps seafloor from space
Launched in December 2022, the satellite measures the height of water on nearly all of Earth's surface, including the ocean, lakes, reservoirs ... be barren patches of seafloor. The improved view from ...
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Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space
The map of seafloor features like abyssal hills in the Indian Ocean is based on sea surface height data from the SWOT satellite. Purple denotes regions that are lower relative to higher regions ...