Abrupt plate accelerations shape rifted continental margins
New research suggests that the movement of tectonic plates has oscillated between slow stretching and sudden shifting. You can explore these movements on a cool interactive website.
Give it a try here:
http://portal.gplates.org/cesium/?view=rift_v
Research:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature18319.html
h/t skunkbear
#science #geology #Pangea #naturalphenomena
this is very cool, thanks Corina Marinescu !
ReplyDeleteI have always wondered why so little land appears or disappears in the pacific during this tectonic movement. Still I have no explanation.
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