Marie Tharp’s topographical maps helped to revolutionise our understanding of the sea floor. With the 100th anniversary of her birth, geoscientists are still building on her work, writes Suzanne O’Connell
A hand-painted rendition by Heinrich Berann of the Heezen-Tharp 1977 world ocean floor map
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