Tracking a disappearing mantle plume in ancient Samoa: Researchers shed light on a 30-million-year gap
The plateau effectively capped the plume for 30 million years, suppressing mantle melting, halting the creation of new ...
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Something scorching hot is melting Antarctica from below, and NASA thinks they know what it is
NASA’s newest research effort has demonstrated that the reason for this odd behavior is likely to be an incredibly hot mantle plume deep under the surface. A mantle plume, which is an area where ...