Looking At The Ocean Floor In Google Earth

The new version includes a detailed map of the ocean.

Looking at the ocean floor in google earth.

Thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through google earth you can now see detailed views of deep ocean floor. A brief look at the ocean floor in google earth toggle off the tectonic plate boundaries by clicking the check mark next to earth s tectonic plates in the 1960s when scientists began studying ocean floor topography they were surprised to find desp trenches near the edges of some ocean hasins see below google go to google earth and look for trenches 1. The ocean floors contain dramatic landscapes volcanic ridges. Make use of google earth s detailed globe by tilting the map to save a perfect 3d view or diving into street view for a 360 experience.

Note that what appears in google earth is a combination of the scripps. Read more about it here. Today launched the latest version of google earth which promises to provide users with a much closer look at the earth s oceans. Google allows users to search the web for images news products video and other content.

As we have mentioned before google earth often shows different ocean floor data depending on how zoomed in you are. You don t have to do anything special to see the new ocean floor just open up google earth it s not visible in google maps yet. Unfortunately the new ocean floor in google earth is not 3d. Google has teamed up with oceanographers at columbia university to add more ocean seafloor to google earth than has ever been available before.