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Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
New research confirms that massive plumes of buoyant hot rock once rose from near the Earth’s core to the surface and triggered vast volcanic eruptions - and that New Zealand sits on top of one.
When you study volcanoes at mid-ocean ridges, doing fieldwork means becoming an aquanaut – diving thousands of feet to the ocean floor in the submersible Alvin, trading tight quarters for amazing views.
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Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Distinguished Professor of Geology, University of Florida
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Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University
