Oceanic crust formation is dynamic after all

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 15:21 in Earth & Climate

Earth scientists have found strong evidence that the geological processes that lead to the formation of oceanic crust are not as uniformly passive as believed. They found centers of dynamic upwelling in the shallow mantle beneath spreading centers on the seafloor.

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