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When the world first heard the news of the Malaysian Airlines flight that disappeared over the ocean, countries immediately sprang to action in an impressive show of both force and cooperation. While the plane is still missing and the search continues, there has been good to arise from all of the efforts to find out what happened. Even though the sonar and satellites have found nothing, they have actually mapped out previously unknown and unexplored parts of the ocean floor. Massive rock formations, from volcanoes to fault lines to mountains, have been found and can now be mapped and explored by scientists. The newly found formations are useful not only because of the information we can learn from them about how the earth and continents were formed, but also because they can be used to help predict tsunamis and allow for a greater understanding of ocean currents.
The search for the missing plane has now evolved into a simultaneous scientific exploration of discovery. The data collected won’t be released to the public for research and analysis until after the search for the missing plane is complete. The maps and data are needed so that searchers can use the information while hunting for remains of the plane. A lot of the the sonar equipment that is being used needs to be dragged on or near the ocean floor and without the maps of the mountains and ridges, the expensive equipment runs the risk of getting damaged. Once the search is over, there will be a treasure trove of information that will change the way we know the oceans and the world we live on.
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