Ancient Magma 'Superpiles' May Have Shaped The Continents
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 23:21
in Earth & Climate
Two giant plumes of hot rock deep within the earth are linked to the plate motions that shape the continents, researchers have found. The two superplumes, one beneath Hawaii and the other beneath Africa, have likely existed for at least 200 million years, explained a professor of earth sciences.