seafloor spreading: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Academia - Seafloor spreading evolution in response to continental growth. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Seafloor spreading evolution in response to continental growth. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Deleted Web site: Academia - Seafloor spreading evolution in response to continental growth. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Sea Floor Spreading. | Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Added a map of the age of Earth's crust. | May 12, 2020 | ||
| Noted that sonar-survey data was used to make maps of the ocean floor and described the contribution made by American oceanic cartographer Marie Tharp. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Two images depicting patterns of seafloor spreading at the global and local scales added. | Apr 20, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Sea-Floor Spreading Hypothesis. | Feb 11, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Sea-Floor Spreading Hypothesis. | Feb 11, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Seafloor Spreading. | Feb 11, 2011 | ||
| Changed extent of midocean ridges from 60,000 km to 80,000 km. | Jul 07, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 24, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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