Earth & Ocean Floor
by Copyright Tom Van Sant/geosphere Project, Santa Monica/science Photo Library
Title
Earth & Ocean Floor
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Copyright Tom Van Sant/geosphere Project, Santa Monica/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Whole Earth with ocean bathymetry. Computer- generated view of the Earth, in rectangular projection, centred on the Pacific Ocean. Land cover information from thousands of satellite images has been merged with ocean topography data from the US Geological Survey. Blue shading represents sea temperature, dark blue being warmer. Ocean topography includes the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Indian Ocean ridges, and the dark lines of the trenches on the edge of the Pacific plate. Many continental shelves are also evident.
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September 17th, 2018
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