Plate tectonics | Quick recycling of Earth’s crust in less than 500 million years
Published: Aug 28, 2017
Abstract:
Plate tectonics and the mantle You may feel that the grounds you play football on every evening is unchanging as ever. However, nothing can be further from the truth. The earth’s crust too undergoes a cycle of birth and death that have changed the way our planet looks over millions of years. In 2011, scientists […]
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