700 metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean was a hydrothermal field, often described as a geological area where hot ...

It is now called the Mid-Ocean Ridge. In 1953, American physicists Maurice Ewing (1906-1974) and Bruce Heezen (1924-1977) discovered that through this underwater mountain range ran a deep canyon.

They feature ridges, trenches, seamounts, and valleys, creating a diverse and dramatic underwater landscape ... as seen at mid-ocean ridges. In other areas, called convergent boundaries, one ...

New seismic images of the Lucky Strike slow-spreading segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge show thick lower crust at the center ...

A moderate underwater earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 was detected in the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday morning. The tremor, recorded at 8:05am on 1 April 2025, struck at a depth of 10 ...

These types of collisions can also lead to underwater volcanoes that eventually ... floor and widens the giant basins. A single mid-ocean ridge system connects the world's oceans, making the ...