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Re:Accidental implosion yields new measurement for ocean's d... by wincy on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @10:38PM (#30268469)
For anyone who doesn’t want to enter their email to continue.

https://outline.com/tdSyGz

Also, for some reason I always assumed the Challenger Deep was in the mid Atlantic Ocean. It’s not, it’s a few hundred miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean.

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Re:Accidental implosion yields new measurement for ocean's d... by pfdietz on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:01PM (#30268643)
The middle of the Atlantic is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where (as you can tell by the name) the ocean is shallower than on either side. The ridge is pushed up by convection from below and by the rocks being warmer there. The gentle slide of the ocean crust down from spreading centers helps drive the spreading.
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Re:Accidental implosion yields new measurement for ocean's d... by divbzero on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:38AM (#30270787)
> The gentle slide of the ocean crust down from spreading centers helps drive the spreading.

Sounds like there is a self-reinforcing effect at play here?

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Re:Accidental implosion yields new measurement for ocean's d... by watersb on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:00AM (#30269029)
Although the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean is very deep indeed, north of Purto Rico.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Deep

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