Ben-Gurion U. Researchers Record New Data on Antarctica's Tectonic Plates (IMAGE)

American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion U. Researchers Record New Data on Antarctica's Tectonic Plates

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers recorded new data during two excursions on the L'Astrolabe French icebreaker that revealed Antarctica's two tectonic plates fused into one around 11 million years ago, roughly 15 million years later than previously assumed.

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