What on Earth is Topography? | Earth Science Investigators

Channel 9 Podcast 3 days ago

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Two alien janitors have crash-landed on Earth, and they are on a top-secret mission to find out exactly what on Earth is going on! 🛸🌍

In this episode of Earth Science Investigators, our undercover agents dive into the fascinating world of Topography. Why isn't the Earth flat? What are tectonic plates, and how do they create massive fold mountains like Mount Everest or deep ocean trenches like the Challenger Deep?

Watch as they interview real humans at an indoor rock climbing gym, test out extreme planetary conditions in a high-tech simulator, and sit down with the legendary mapmaker Anaximander to discover how cartography and modern GPS work.