Scientists reconstruct ancient lost plates under Andes mountains
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 14:20
in Earth & Climate
Geologists demonstrate the reconstruction of the subduction of the Nazca Ocean plate, the remnants of which are currently found down to 1,500 kilometers, or about 900 miles, below the Earth's surface. Their results show that the formation of the Andean mountain range was more complicated than previous models suggested.