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New Seafloor Map Helps Scientists Find New Features

The recent discovery of the Mammerickx Microplate was made possible by new satellite-derived maps of the ocean floor.


NASA Earth Observatory maps by Joshua Stevens, using data from Sandwell, D. et al. (2014). Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published January 13, 2016
Data acquired 2014

Sources:
JASON-1
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