When scientists analyzed drilling samples from the Glomar Challenger study, which discovery did they make about rocks in relation to a mid-ocean ridge?

The drilling samples showed that ocean-floor rocks are youngest near a mid-ocean ridge and become older farther away. New crust forms at the ridge as magma cools, then moves outward over time. So the discovery was that rocks closer to the ridge are newer.

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