It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...

Scientists Create One of the Most Detailed Maps of the Ocean Floor, Find Close to 100,000 Submerged Mountains For decades, ...

The data helped the team further refine maps of tectonic boundaries and ocean currents near coastal areas. "We're very interested in [continental margins] because the ocean currents and tides will ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using tiny changes in sea surface height to reveal underwater features, ...

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into the movement of heat and marine life across the world's oceans ...

SWOT satellite data has been used to map the seafloor, revealing 100,000 seamounts, more than double the number previously ...

A new effort using data from a NASA-led satellite is helping to change that, providing one of the most detailed maps of the bottom ... mountains affect ocean currents and can create nutrient ...

To get an idea of how detailed the map is, if you divide the map into ... Features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how the affect are climate.

Experts have revealed Antarctica is “more vulnerable” than previously feared, as a new map reveals what lays ... Last year a new study revealed ocean currents are playing a large part in ...