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Who did Marie Tharp collaborate with to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor?

  • Louis Agassiz

  • John Wesley Powell

  • Bruce Heezen

  • Robert Ballard

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Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographer who collaborated with Bruce Heezen to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. The map was published in 1957 and it showed the mid-ocean ridge, which is a continuous mountain range that runs along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Mapping the Depths: The Fascinating Odyssey of Marie Tharp

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