The results obtained after the search for MH370 can be of great help to scientists.
Detailed seabed maps made during the search for MH370 have just been released by Geoscience Australia on July 19. These maps can help reinforce knowledge about the rich fisheries and prehistoric movements of Earth’s southern continent.
Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014. (Illustration).
The search for missing plane MH370 in the Indian Ocean ended in January 2017. The 120,000 square kilometer search area contains underwater mountain ranges larger than Mount Everest and a valley hundreds of kilometers long containing numerous volcanoes.
According to Charitha Pattiaratchi, professor of oceanography at the University of Western Australia, information gathered during the search for MH370 provides fishermen, oceanographers and geologists with unprecedented insight into the area. this area.
This image of the Indian Ocean seabed was taken from the search for MH370.
” The map shows the location of many mountains under the sea, which will attract a lot of international fishermen to this area,” Pattiaratchi told Reuters.
High value fish species such as tuna, toothfish, orange sea bream, and pompano are thought to be concentrated near seamounts, where plankton swims in light currents.
Pattiaratchi added that the location of the sea mountains also helps model the impact of tsunamis in the region, as these mountains help reduce the energy of the tsunami, and can alter human understanding. on the separation of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
In addition, the data in the search for MH370 includes three-dimensional seabed topography and sea depth survey information.
During the search for MH370, many wrecks were also discovered.
“It is estimated that only 10-15% of the world’s oceans have been surveyed with the same technology used in the search for MH370. This makes the area one of the most carefully mapped areas. in the ocean,” said Stuart Minchin, director of the environmental geology division of Geoscience Australia.
Australia has not ruled out continuing the search for MH370 but will only do so when there is “credible evidence” of the plane’s location.
“No new information has been discovered about the specific location of the aircraft and the underwater search remains suspended,” Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester said on July 19.
The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared in March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The location of MH370 remains one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.