Mapping the seafloor isn't the SWOT mission's primary purpose. Launched in December 2022, the satellite measures the height of water on nearly all of Earth's surface, including the ocean, lakes ...

Before the 2017 launch of Seabed 2030, only about six per cent of the ocean floor had been adequately mapped. In just five years, the compilation of detailed area has more than tripled to 20.6 per ...

The ocean covers over 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface, yet we understand little about its geological structures. Less than 10 per cent of the ocean floor has been adequately mapped — leaving ...