A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...

The black is where we still need modern measurements at a reasonable resolution We've just become ... will rise in different parts of the world, good ocean-floor maps are a must.

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map ... ocean currents, nutrient transport in seawater and the geologic history of Earth's oceans. With a 5-mile (8 kilometers) resolution ...

An example is the animation created by the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, showing a world without oceans. They cover .

The world has one ocean and its health is critical. Despite its crucial role in contributing to poverty eradication, global food security, human health, economic development and curbing climate ...