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How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor

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How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor

How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor

Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographer famous for helping to create...

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Research diver deploying self-contained instrument package.

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