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Here are some USGS Web pages with more information on oceanic lithosphere and Anywhere:

Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) Link to PDF fact sheet describing the system that collects images and sediment samples in coastal regions. (Score: 1.000)

What is an Ocean Bottom Seismometer? Description and uses of the Ocean Bottom Seismometer; a self contained data-acquisition system which free falls to the ocean floor and records seismic data generated by airguns and earthquakes. (Score: 1.000)

U.S. Atlantic East Coast Atlantic East Coast interactive map with GIS datasets and sonar imagery. (Score: 0.612)

Gulf of Mexico continental mapping GUlf of Mexico continental slope interactive map with GIS datasets and sonar imagery. (Score: 0.571)

usSEABED, Gulf of Mexico seabed samples Gulf of Mexico seabed samples interactive map. (Score: 0.571)

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About oceanic lithosphere:

Definition: That part of the lithosphere that is consistently underlain by an asthenosphere and is below sea level. [Adapted from Encyclopedia Britannica, 2001]