Scientists have discovered a massive crack on the ocean floor larger than the Grand Canyon.
The formation stretches across the seafloor and reveals unexpected geological activity deep beneath the surface. Researchers believe it could reshape understanding of tectonic movement and underwater landscapes. Advanced sonar mapping and deep-sea exploration tools helped reveal the scale of this hidden structure. Watch the full video to uncover what this discovery means for Earth’s oceans and future science.
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Thermohaline conveyor belt: By NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA’s Earth Observatory. The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC). – https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003600/a003658/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thermohaline_conveyor_belt_(NASA).webm
Two Research Vessels Leave for the Twilight Zone E-qHeEOVEMM: By NASA Goddard / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Research_Vessels_Leave_for_the_Twilight_Zone_E-qHeEOVEMM.webm
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Die Entstehung der Anden: By ZDF/Terra X/Hanna Kotarba/Albrecht M. Wendlandt – https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/die-entstehung-der-anden-creative-commons-clip-100.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Die_Entstehung_der_Anden.webm
Upper–and-mid-mantle-interaction: By Chang S, Ferreira A, Faccenda M – https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10799, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper–and-mid-mantle-interaction-between-the-S[…]me-and-the-Tonga%E2%80%93Kermadec-slabs-ncomms10799-s5.ogv
Tectonic plate model 1Ga: By Andrew Merdith – https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4485738, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tectonic_plate_model_1Ga.webm
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