diagram of seafloor and mantle (IMAGE)
Caption
An illustrative diagram showing the ancient subducted 'slab' the team resolved at present day. It has a direct impact on the large-scale lowermost mantle structures known as 'superplumes'.
Credit
Jingchuan Wang, University of Maryland.
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