NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

SWOT's groundbreaking observations of the ocean floor offer unprecedented insights into underwater features, crucial for ...

Previous ocean-observing satellites have detected massive versions of these bottom features, such as seamounts over roughly 3,300 feet (1 kilometer) tall. The SWOT satellite can pick up seamounts less ...

Previous attempts were limited to large seamounts over a kilometer tall. By detecting sea hills less than half a kilometer high, the number of known features climbed from 44,000 to 100,000. New maps ...

Meanwhile, the 3,600-foot-tall, 1.24-mile-wide Axial Seamount off the coast of Oregon is expected to erupt before the end of 2025. Since it is 300 miles offshore and has under 4,626 feet of cold ocean ...

Underwater mountains called seamounts and other ocean floor features like their smaller cousins, abyssal hills, influence the movement of heat and nutrients in the deep sea and can attract life.

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From around the globe, these 15 statues are the tallest as of 2025… Note: the heights listed are based on the statue’s measurements and omit the structure’s base.