An Ocean in Motion: NASA’s Mesmerizing View of Earth’s Underwater Highways

By NASA | Created at 2025-03-03 17:48:54 | Updated at 2025-03-04 00:02:17 7 hours ago

This data visualization showing ocean currents around the world uses data from NASA’s ECCO model, or Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean. The model pulls data from spacecraft, buoys, and other measurements.

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