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Marie Tharp revolutionizes geosciences by mapping the ocean floor

Geologist Marie Tharp revealed the topography of the ocean floor in the 1940s.

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Her maps led to the discovery of mid-ocean ridges, the foundation of plate tectonics.

Her groundbreaking work, as a female scientist, transformed our understanding of Earth.

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