Deep-sea mappers hope the 3D scan of the wreck of the Titanic may reveal more details about the ocean liner's fateful journey across the Atlantic more than a century ago.
abc.net.au/news/titanic-3d-visualisation-scan-deep-sea-mapping/102360630The wreck the ill-fated Titanic ocean liner has been visualised, in full, for the first time as part of what researchers say is the "largest underwater scanning project in history".Specialists produce a scan that was compiled from data gathered by two submersibles named Romeo and Juliet
Deep-sea mappers hope the 3D scan of the shipwreck may reveal more details about the passenger ship's fateful journey across the Atlantic more than a century ago. In all, the mission gathered 16 terabytes of data from the wreck, while lies 3,800 metres below the surface. The luxury passenger liner sank after colliding with an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York in April 1912, leaving more than 1,500 dead.
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