Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate

ScienceDaily
Oct 9, 2023, 7:16 pm153 pts
Geologists have reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. The team had predicted its existence over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep in the Earth’s mantle. To the lead researchers surprise, she found…

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