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A 3D image of the Hikurangi trench off the east coast of New Zealand

3D image of the Hikurangi trench off the east coast of NZ.

A 3D image showing the location of JOIDES Resolution in the red circle. The land on the east coast is in green to the left of the image. The image shows the contour of the seafloor is dropping down deeper, just like hillsides on land.

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Rights: The International Ocean Discovery Program, Aliki Weststrate
Published: 28 March 2018Size: 4.54 MB
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