INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When the United States’ twin GRACE satellites spotted an anomaly southeast of India while mapping the oceans, Chinese researchers spotted
an opportunity.
Over a relatively flat seabed thousands of metres deep, Nasa detected a spike in gravity readings and then put that data
online, free for all to use.
Chinese oceanographers who saw the data decided to find out more
In 2022, they loaded the Shiyan 6 vessel, one of the world’s most advanced research ships, with cutting-edge equipment and sailed...
