OCEAN FLOOR
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLAUSTRALIAN scientists have produced what they call the world's first virtual tour of a stretch of ocean floor, an invention that could provide undersea mining prospectors with valuable geological and topographical information.The 3D map covers 2 million sq km of the 11 million sq km of ocean over which Australia has sovereign rights, off the island continent's south east shores.It provides the most detailed look yet at the geology and potential mineral wealth of the least explored parts of the oceans. It could be the first step in a future ...
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