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Wreck of Australian Warship HMAS Sydney Found?

Posted by kdawson on from the frieght-and-salvage dept.

Mendy writes "Tim Ankers, a British archaeologist, claims to have found the wreck of the HMAS Sydney, lost with all hands in the Indian Ocean during World War II. He says that he's done this from the comfort of his home using software he wrote called Merlindown, which can analyze satellite photographs at different wavelengths to 'peer 75 meters into the earth and 16,000 meters beneath the seas.'"

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  1. 16000meters is a bit off by hedley · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Mariana trench is only about 10900 meters. Whats he imaging at 16000? Sounds a bit crusty to me.

    H.

  2. Re:Uh, it is a big deal. A very big deal... by prof_peabody · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The deepest part of the ocean is 10,900 m. So where is he seeing through 16,000 m of ocean?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Trench