That ridge, it was later discovered, extended through the major oceans of the world. It is now called the Mid-Ocean Ridge. In 1953, American physicists Maurice Ewing (1906-1974) and Bruce Heezen ...
On March 28, 2025, a significant seismic event unfolded in the ocean depths of the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Recorded as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake by the United States Geologic ...
The now fully-developed mid ocean ridge is the site of hot new ocean floor, and so it floats high on the aesthenosphere beneath. But the continents get cooler as they move away from the mid ocean ...