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Superplume Drives East African Rifting
Analysis of volcanic gases in Kenya's Menengai geothermal field confirms a superplume beneath East Africa, driving rifting, volcanism, and the unique landscapes of the East African Rift system, a finding supported by similar gas compositions in Hawaiʻi and other East African sites.
Superplume Drives East African Rifting
Analysis of volcanic gases in Kenya's Menengai geothermal field confirms a superplume beneath East Africa, driving rifting, volcanism, and the unique landscapes of the East African Rift system, a finding supported by similar gas compositions in Hawaiʻi and other East African sites.
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Deep Earthquakes Reveal Ongoing Lithospheric Foundering Under Sierra Nevada
Seismologists discovered unusually deep earthquakes (20-40 kilometers) under the central Sierra Nevada, revealing ongoing lithospheric foundering—a process where Earth's crust sinks into the mantle—offering insights into continental formation and earthquake prediction.
Deep Earthquakes Reveal Ongoing Lithospheric Foundering Under Sierra Nevada
Seismologists discovered unusually deep earthquakes (20-40 kilometers) under the central Sierra Nevada, revealing ongoing lithospheric foundering—a process where Earth's crust sinks into the mantle—offering insights into continental formation and earthquake prediction.
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SWOT Satellite Reveals Unprecedented Detail of Ocean Floor
A NASA-CNES collaboration using data from the SWOT satellite, launched in December 2022, has produced a highly detailed map of the ocean floor, revealing approximately 56,000 previously unknown seamounts, improving our understanding of plate tectonics, and enhancing navigation and cable-laying.
SWOT Satellite Reveals Unprecedented Detail of Ocean Floor
A NASA-CNES collaboration using data from the SWOT satellite, launched in December 2022, has produced a highly detailed map of the ocean floor, revealing approximately 56,000 previously unknown seamounts, improving our understanding of plate tectonics, and enhancing navigation and cable-laying.
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Ancient Mantle 'Supercontinents' Challenge Earth's Convection Models
New research using seismic wave data reveals two massive, unmixed "supercontinents" in Earth's mantle, beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, challenging previous models and suggesting they are significantly older and more stable than thought, influencing mantle activity and plate tectonics.
Ancient Mantle 'Supercontinents' Challenge Earth's Convection Models
New research using seismic wave data reveals two massive, unmixed "supercontinents" in Earth's mantle, beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, challenging previous models and suggesting they are significantly older and more stable than thought, influencing mantle activity and plate tectonics.
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Massive Subterranean Structures Discovered Beneath Pacific Ocean Defy Geological Understanding
Scientists using advanced seismic imaging discovered massive structures 1000 km below the Pacific Ocean, challenging our understanding of Earth's formation and potentially representing ancient landmasses or accumulated iron-rich rocks.
Massive Subterranean Structures Discovered Beneath Pacific Ocean Defy Geological Understanding
Scientists using advanced seismic imaging discovered massive structures 1000 km below the Pacific Ocean, challenging our understanding of Earth's formation and potentially representing ancient landmasses or accumulated iron-rich rocks.
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Deep Earthquakes Reveal Ongoing Lithospheric Foundering Under Sierra Nevada
A study in Geophysical Research Letters reveals ongoing lithospheric foundering under the central Sierra Nevada, evidenced by deep earthquakes (20-40km) and unusual rock deformations, offering insight into continent formation and earthquake prediction.
Deep Earthquakes Reveal Ongoing Lithospheric Foundering Under Sierra Nevada
A study in Geophysical Research Letters reveals ongoing lithospheric foundering under the central Sierra Nevada, evidenced by deep earthquakes (20-40km) and unusual rock deformations, offering insight into continent formation and earthquake prediction.
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Martian Soil Reveals Past Carbon Cycle, Lack of Plate Tectonics Implicated in Loss of Habitability
Analysis of Martian soil samples from NASA's Curiosity rover reveals significant siderite deposits in Gale Crater, suggesting a past carbon cycle and warmer climate, but the lack of plate tectonics led to an imbalanced cycle and the planet's current uninhabitable state.
Martian Soil Reveals Past Carbon Cycle, Lack of Plate Tectonics Implicated in Loss of Habitability
Analysis of Martian soil samples from NASA's Curiosity rover reveals significant siderite deposits in Gale Crater, suggesting a past carbon cycle and warmer climate, but the lack of plate tectonics led to an imbalanced cycle and the planet's current uninhabitable state.
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Sinking Iraq: Tectonic Plate Subduction Slows Sinks Zagros Region
Researchers discovered that the Zagros Mountain region in northern Iraq is slowly sinking due to the subduction of the Neotethys oceanic plate, a process caused by the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates, and this could improve earthquake prediction models.
Sinking Iraq: Tectonic Plate Subduction Slows Sinks Zagros Region
Researchers discovered that the Zagros Mountain region in northern Iraq is slowly sinking due to the subduction of the Neotethys oceanic plate, a process caused by the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates, and this could improve earthquake prediction models.
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Ancient Supercontinents Found Deep Within Earth's Mantle
New research using seismic wave attenuation analysis reveals two enormous supercontinents buried deep within Earth's mantle, challenging previous assumptions about the mantle's consistency and composition; these structures may be ancient anchors influencing plate tectonics and potentially the source...
Ancient Supercontinents Found Deep Within Earth's Mantle
New research using seismic wave attenuation analysis reveals two enormous supercontinents buried deep within Earth's mantle, challenging previous assumptions about the mantle's consistency and composition; these structures may be ancient anchors influencing plate tectonics and potentially the source...
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Widespread Cold Rock Anomalies in Earth's Lower Mantle Challenge Plate Tectonic Theory
A new study using a high-resolution model of Earth's lower mantle, based on seismic wave data from earthquakes of varying magnitudes, has revealed widespread zones of cold rocks far from plate boundaries, challenging current plate tectonic theories and suggesting a more complex mantle convection tha...
Widespread Cold Rock Anomalies in Earth's Lower Mantle Challenge Plate Tectonic Theory
A new study using a high-resolution model of Earth's lower mantle, based on seismic wave data from earthquakes of varying magnitudes, has revealed widespread zones of cold rocks far from plate boundaries, challenging current plate tectonic theories and suggesting a more complex mantle convection tha...
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