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Marie Tharp was a guest in the excellent BBC series Earth Story. Available on DVD or on YouTube. Well worth a watch, it's one of the very best series on our planet and those who study it. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Two - Earth Story - Episode guideAll episodes of Earth Storywww.bbc.co.ukRobert McNeesGeologist Marie Tharp was born #OTD in 1920. She built the first accurate map of the Atlantic Ocean floor, discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that provided evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics. 🧪 👩🔬 Image: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory