‘Impossible’ mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds
Continental mantle earthquakes take place around the world. (Image credit: Axel Wang) Earthquakes that wiggle Earth’s middle layer might be more extensive than researchers believed. A brand-new map of these…
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Martian Mantle Holds Frozen Record of Planet’s Violent Beginnings, Study Suggests
The mantle of Mars consists of ancient pieces as much as 4 km large from its development– protected like geological fossils from the world’s violent early history, according to an…
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Earth’s mantle is split into two halves thanks to supercontinent Pangaea
An illustration of the world when it was covered in a single huge continent called Pangaea. (Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY by means of Getty Images) Earth’s mantle is…
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