Hotspot? Not! Antarctic Volcanoes' Surprising Source

Friday, October 25, 2013 - 17:00 in Earth & Climate

The first survey to peel back the secrets of the Marie Byrd Seamounts failed to find any signs of a hotspot. The submerged volcanoes formed when part of the Earth's crust pulled apart some 60 million years ago.

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