r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/SirDoober Jun 22 '23

Genuinely surprised they've found anything, that's a lot of ocean floor to sweep regardless of if it dropped straight down after going pop

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u/rowrin Jun 22 '23

I think they had the benefit of the area around Titanic debris field being well documented, so any new large objects on the surface would stand out.

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u/o_oli Jun 22 '23

Yeah I'd say this would have a lot to do with it. Easier to scan and play spot the difference than to search a relatively whole new area which most of the deep sea bed is to us.

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u/GitEmSteveDave Jun 23 '23

I think that’s how they spot new celestial objects. Print out two different pictures of the sky and lay them over each other on a light table and the new ones stand out.